Sara Ghazi Asadollahi

Managing editor Georgia State University

As contributor

In Media Res

An Argument in the Ordinary

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Sara Ghazi Asadollahi Georgia State University

February 12, 2026
An Argument in the Ordinary Curator's Note How do you pick a film for a theme? Do we begin from subject matter, from recognizable conflicts, from what appears to “fit”? Or from form — from patterns of action, obstruction, repetition, and delay that m ...
In Media Res

Bresson Errs; Who Would Have Thought?

By
Sara Ghazi Asadollahi Georgia State University

March 10, 2025
Bresson Errs; Who Would Have Thought? constellation robert bresson continuity glitches Balthazar interpretation Curator's Note Robert Bresson’s Au Hasard Balthazar (1966) chronicles the life of a donkey, Balthazar, as he is passed between owners, bea ...
In Media Res

Bresson’s Choreography of Writing

By
Sara Ghazi Asadollahi Georgia State University

March 04, 2024
Bresson’s Choreography of Writing Curator's Note Bresson’s Diary of a Country Priest (1954) opens with handwriting and concludes with typewriting, bracketing the narrative arc of the protagonist's journey and his endeavor to chronicle his inner ...
In Media Res

Inside the Pattern and Randomness

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Sara Ghazi Asadollahi Georgia State University

January 10, 2023
Inside the Pattern and Randomness Inside video game landscape pattern randomness Algorithm Curator's Note Interactivity, or the presence of the player, has been a crucial element in video games that contextualizes the consequences of the player' ...
In Media Res

Framed, De-framed, Reframed!

By
Sara Ghazi Asadollahi Georgia State University

September 19, 2022
Framed, De-framed, Reframed! frame screen off-screen painting immersive reframe Curator's Note Frame, according to Gilles Deleuze, "is, in any case, a limitation." [1] Whether it is a painting frame, a centripetal, as Andrea Bazin puts it, ...

As curator/editor

In Media Res

Reproduction Revisited: Voices from Console-ing Passions 2025
November 17, 2025 to November 21, 2025

Georgia State University
In Media Res

Through Forbidden Frames: New Visions in Contemporary Iranian Cinema
February 24, 2025 to February 28, 2025

Georgia State University
In Media Res

David Bordwell
September 22, 2024 to September 27, 2024

Georgia State University
In Media Res

Cinema and Visual Arts
April 22, 2024 to April 28, 2024

Georgia State University
In Media Res

Robert Bresson
March 04, 2024 to March 10, 2024

Georgia State University
In Media Res

From Screen to Pleat: Deleuzian Inflections in Visual and Media Discourses
November 06, 2023 to November 12, 2023

Georgia State University
In Media Res

Incompleteness of the Landscape in Video Games
January 09, 2023 to January 15, 2023

Georgia State University
In Media Res

Activations and immersive experiences
September 19, 2022 to September 25, 2022

Georgia State University

As co-editor

In Media Res

The Stories We Find in Spaces, the Memories We Share in Place: An Interdisciplinary & Intersectional Exploration of Culture, History, and Placemaking
February 13, 2026 to February 20, 2026

Texas A&M University

Asha S. Winfield Louisiana State University
In Media Res

The Screening Group – Antagonism – Part Two
February 09, 2026 to February 14, 2026

Georgia State University
In Media Res

The Screening Group – Antagonism – Part One
February 01, 2026 to February 06, 2026

Georgia State University
In Media Res

Critique of Audiovisual Criticism
January 23, 2026 to January 31, 2026

Columbia University
In Media Res

Queer Animation: Past and Present (Part II)
November 03, 2025 to November 07, 2025

Jacqueline Ristola Concordia University
In Media Res

Queer Animation: Past and Present (Part I)
October 27, 2025 to October 31, 2025

Jacqueline Ristola Concordia University
In Media Res

Metaphor Across Media
October 06, 2025 to October 10, 2025

Georgia State University
In Media Res

Perspectives on What Defines a True-Life Adaptation
September 29, 2025 to October 04, 2025

Monika Raesch
In Media Res

Motherhood Horrors in Contemporary Cinema
September 21, 2025 to September 26, 2025

Master's degree
In Media Res

Five Thoughts on Shiva Baby Five Years Later
September 15, 2025 to September 20, 2025

University of Cincinnati

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