Farahnaz Sharifi

Seven courageous women speak in one voice against limitations on personal and artistic freedom. Led by 38-year old director/producer Shirin Barghnavard, the group has a wealth of experience in independent filmmaking. Farahnaz Sharifi is one of the most award-winning documentarians of her generation. The Jihlava festival previously showed her Revolutionary Memories of Bahman who Loved Leila (Khaterate Enghelabe Bahman Asheghe Leyla, 2012). Nahid Rezaei and Firouzeh Khosrovani have run up against the Iranian government in the past with their films.