Ayda Rojhantalab is an Iranian American filmmaker and production designer based in Seattle, WA. She received degrees in Film Studies and Comparative Literature from the University of Washington, with an additional focus on experimental and digital art. With a deep passion and acute interest in both the natural and visual world, she also found herself drawn towards studying the art of taxidermy and decided to study at the Montana School of Taxidermy and Tanning, furthering her keen eye for both science and visual precision and replication. Ayda’s taxidermy work was exhibited at Glass Box Gallery in Seattle, alongside visual artist Lars Bergquist. Presently, Ayda is studying ceramics with a focus on hand building and sculpture and has taken a tremendous love for this medium as well.  Equipped with an intrinsic love of creating, Ayda applies the technical skills and knowledge accumulated from working across artistic mediums, to designing visually and emotionally resonant films. 

Ayda works in the commercial and narrative film and photography worlds, as a production designer, set decorator, and prop master.  Some of her narrative credits include the HBO series, Three Busy Debras, Lynn Shelton’s Outside In, Richard Linklater’s Where’d You Go, Bernadette?, and Charles Mudede’s Thin Skin. Some of her national commercial credits includes work with directors Jeff and Tim Cronenwerth’s campaign for Mazda, Hiro Murai’s Seahawks x Nike campaign, Stacy Wall and Linus Sandgren’s campaign for Ford, Mahfuz Sultan’s Nike x AF1 campaign, and Cole Santiago’s Starbucks x Vanity Fair documentary. 

Ayda’s passion for film extends beyond design, sets, and props as she delves deeper into screenwriting, directing, and cinematography. Through all her artistic endeavors, Ayda is most fascinated with exploring human experiences and emotions and continuing to find beauty within a world that can be both devastating and hopeful.