She has studied filmmaking practices at Sheridan College and earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s of Fine Arts from York University. Personal experiences and emotions have inspired her to explore her inner feelings through filmmaking. Taravat is the recipient of numerous film awards from various film festivals, including Tirgan Film Festival, MaGa Macon Film Festival, Viva Doc International and her films have been officially selected for major festival’s such as Hot Docs, International Film Festival Rotterdam, Cinematheque Winnipeg and CineSiege.