Farrah Rahaman
Farrah Rahaman is a cultural worker and interdisciplinary artist from San Fernando, Trinidad. Through her film based and teaching practice, she explores the ways in which communities of color resist, decolonize and build. Being moved by immersive space, material texture and soundscapes, she also is fascinated by the potential of installation to prompt reflection, critical thinking and to educate audiences. Farrah works with several Philadelphia based arts organizations including BlackStar Film Festival, The Institute of Contemporary Art, CAMRA at the University of Pennsylvania and The Clay Studio wearing a number of hats in programming, public engagement and community organizing. This fall, Farrah will continue her studies as the inaugural student of the dual Masters of Social Work and Masters of Fine Art at the University of Pennsylvania.
Awarded Grants
2018
Art and Change Grant (ACG)
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Overview
Farrah will train a group of after school students in South Philadelphia’s Furness High School in storytelling and media production. Over the course of 12 weeks, those students will work with VietLead’s OurRoots Youth Program to start a farm on school grounds, along with a recipe book. The project serves to document the farm building process, tell stories about the importance of seed saving, recipe sharing, and food as resistance and memory. The students will learn about collaborative media making, storyboarding, shooting and editing, and will produce 4-6 works that will be published online and screened at a showcase.
