Shirin Barghnavard

Shirin Barghnavard is an award-winning documentary film director and editor based in Tehran, Iran. In her documentary films, Shirin combines social issues with specific research on the role of women in the society. Some of her films include 21 Days and Me (2012), Profession:Documentarist (2014), Scenes from a Divorce (2015), Poets of Life (2017) and Invisible (2019) and have been shown in international film festivals (Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA), One World International Human Rights Documentary Film Festival, Valladolid Film Festival, Jihlava Film Festival and the Zurich Film Festival). She has received several awards and fellowships. In addition to her own works, Shirin has edited numerous documentary films. Shirin has held documentary film workshops and masterclasses inside and outside Iran.