ABOUT

 

I’m Habib Moghimi, a media sociologist and filmmaker based at the University of Sydney. My work looks at how documentary film can be used to do sociology. I’m interested in how cinematic form can produce knowledge about migration, affect, and public life.

 

Through this work, I develop the idea of sociological film as a way of connecting research with publics in more collaborative and reflexive ways.

 

Alongside my academic work, I’m a Senior Researcher at CityPulse Analytics, where I contribute to applied and impact-focused research on urban life. I’m also an Executive Member of the SHAPE Futures Network, where I work on insecure employment in the humanities, creative arts, and social sciences, Convenor of the Media Thematic Group for The Australian Sociological Association, and an Editorial Board Member of Global Iranian Studies Review.

 

Through Our Stories

 I offer:

  • Workshops  for social scientists and filmmakers that develop filmmaking as a methodological approach to sociological inquiry and socially engaged screen practice.

  • Collaborative Projects where I work with communities to co-produce documentaries that amplify lived experiences and challenge dominant narratives.

My focus is simple: storytelling that shifts power. Not films that reduce people to distant Others, but stories that expose structures and highlight agency. If this resonates with you, let’s connect and create something meaningful together.

 

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