ZAHRA GOLAFSHANI
MOTION PICTURE DIRECTOR
ABOUT
Zahra Golafshani is a Los Angeles-based, Iranian-Canadian writer and director currently prepping to direct a TV movie for Neshama Entertainment. Accolades include several consecutive nominations and wins for her short films in Academy Award & Canadian Screen Award qualifying film festivals, and monetary awards from both BravoFact and Northern-Ontario Provincial Funds for her short film BULLET-HEADED. She received her BFA degree with honors from the Motion Picture Arts program at Laurentian University in Canada and has recently completed her MFA in Directing at the American Film Institute. Zahra has received mentorship from acclaimed filmmakers such as Zal Batmanglij and Chinonye Chukwu.