Photographer & Filmmaker
Annahstasia | Sunday

Songs of Longing and Belonging

For me, the greatest songs come from the deepest aches, the sharpest desires, and the brightest yearnings.

Under my music project, Beautiful Mess, I created a collection of seven portraits of women singing of longing and belonging.

They became the films below—each one an artist alone with her song, in a single take, in a space that fits it.

Each piece is captured in one take, from beginning to end.

This project was made possible with the support of Canada Council for the Arts.

Annahstasia | Sunday

Tonina | Mi Votu e Mi Rivotu

Lynn Adib | Darbak Khadra

Aida Shahghasemi | Kind

Lynn Adib - Le Temps | Beautiful Mess Session

Aida Shahghasemi | Sahra

This project would not have been possible without the support from Canada Council for the Arts.

This project would not have been possible without the support from Canada Council for the Arts.