About me
Jasmin Tarasin is an award-winning film director who works across narrative, documentary, art installation and commercial content. Jasmin's ability to find authenticity and humanity in her work has been an integral part of her success as a director. Her creativity and honest and unaffected approach have brought attention to her work worldwide
As a commercials director Jasmin was recently listed in the Top 5 directors worldwide for her commercial work on Ad Forum.
Her award-winning documentary series The Closet Tales, commissioned by SBS, was described by The Age as "a tapestry of beautiful imagery and therein lies the appeal". She also directed a one-hour documentary for ABC1 entitled Utopia Girls, the history of women's rights. This documentary was a finalist at the 2012 national AACTA Awards and the NSW Premier's History Award.
Jasmin's large-scale video installations have both been showcase works at Sydney Festival. Live (2010), featured musicians including Jarvis Cocker, Martha and Rufus Wainwright, Feist, Warren Ellis and many more, in raw performances. The Vine wrote that 'Live succeeds on every level to give an unbridled glimpse into the complex and intriguing art of self-expression. This is a really fresh idea executed to perfection'. In 2018 Jasmin created a video installation entitled Ghost Train , this work transforms the archetypal amusement park ride into a thrilling, sensual, psychological experience. Ghost Train was listed as the festival's hot pick and was sold out for the season.
In the last three years Jasmin has also been the driving force and ambassador for Free the Bid Australia, a gender equality initiative for women working in the film industry.
Clients
Carefree, Medibank, National Bank, Nestlé, Pantene, Westfield, Woolworths