Mehraneh Salimian

Born on August 24, 1999, Mehraneh Salimian is an independent Iranian filmmaker based in Chicago. Her works reflect social discrimination in Iran concerning women, children, and adolescents’ rights. Salimian is the regional coordinator of “Docunight,” a streaming website under the Kiarostami Foundation that compiles Iranian documentaries and makes them available online. She was also the Production Manager for the Iran-Germany Student Exchange Project in collaboration with the University of Babelsberg in Germany.