Born in Tehran, Iran, in 1975. She is a sculptor and filmmaker graduated with a degree in graphic design from the city’s Azad University in 1997. She then emigrated to Paris where she studied plastic arts, video and film at École Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD). Since then, she has worked in both fine art and moving images. In 2002, her short film Just A Woman was awarded at the Berlinale. She made the feature films Tabous - Zohre & Manouchehr (2004), Behjat Sadr: Time Suspended (2007) and Fifi Howls From Happiness (2013, 37th Mostra).