Rakhshan BaniEtemad is an internationally and critically acclaimed Iranian film director and screenwriter. Widely considered as Iran's premier female director, her films have been praised at international festivals as well as being remarkably popular with Iranian critics and audiences.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in film directing from the Faculty of Dramatic Arts, Tehran University and began her career as a documentary filmmaker for IRIB. She worked as an assistant director before directing her first feature film Off Limits (1987). Social theme is dominant in her works and women play the leading role in most of her films.
She made an international breakthrough with The Blue-Veiled, which including others, was awarded the Bronze Leopard in the 48th Locarno Film Festival (1995). She has been the member of jury in several local and international festivals.
We are Half of Iran's Population (2009, 47 minutes)
This documentary takes place shortly before the June Presidential election and provides an extraordinarily intimate glimpse into the current situation in Iran
Angels of the House of Sun (2009, 53 minutes)
A documentary about a women shelter in one of Tehran's poorest neighborhoods
The director will be in attendance.
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