Azadeh Navai is an Iranian filmmaker. Her films are explorations of the people, culture and history of her home country. Azadeh holds an MFA in Film & Video from CalArts and is a co-founder at the production collective Studio Dastan.
An ode to a flower that once enjoyed prominence in Iranian culture, Gladiolus tells the story of its ubiquitous role in life’s important ceremonies and how it became a victim of its own popularity.
