06/09/2026
Shadi Tabibzadeh is an Iranian documentary filmmaker and visual anthropologist whose interdisciplinary practice combines artistic and ethnographic approaches with curatorial work. Her practice engages with migrant and marginalized communities, exploring questions of identity, creativity, belonging, and resistance.
For the past six years, her research and creative work have focused on underground music scenes in Iran, examining how music can become a space for self-expression, resistance, and identity formation among marginalized voices. Her documentary film In Between emerged from this long-term ethnographic engagement and complements her MA thesis at the University of Münster, “Dari Rap, Identity, and Cultural Production Among Afghan Youth in Iran”.
This Monday, Shadi will take over this account to introduce the Afghan rappers she has been working with over the past years. Throughout the takeover, she will share their stories and profiles, offering an insight into the lives and experiences of these artists.