Resident

Shirin Barghnavard
From 19 June to 31 July 2019

Fondation Jan Michalski © Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

Fondation Jan Michalski © Tonatiuh Ambrosetti

Biography

Shirin Barghnavard is a documentary filmmaker and editor based in Tehran, Iran. Since 2000 she has been actively working as a writer, director, producer and editor of many award-winning short and feature length fiction and documentary films such as Poets of Life, Scenes from a Divorce and Profession: Documentarist. In her documentary films, Shirin Barghnavard combines general social issues with specific research on the role of women in the society.