In this hands-on, collaborative editing workshop, participants will dive into the poetic potential of found family footage. Working in two groups, each will receive a set of archival materials—intimate, ambiguous, and emotionally charged—and shape them into a short film using Adobe Premiere.

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But here's the twist: once the visual edits are complete, groups will swap projects and craft original narrations for each other's films, revealing how story, emotion, and meaning can shift entirely through voice, structure, and rhythm.

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Guided by editor Delaram Shemirani, known for her extensive work with personal and historical archives, this workshop is an invitation to experiment, interpret, and collaborate.
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Outcome: By the end of the workshop, each participant will have contributed to two short films: one as an editor, the other as a narrator. They will leave with a deeper understanding of how editing and storytelling choices shape meaning and how archival material can be re-imagined in infinite ways.

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