Maryam Zahirimehr

Maryam Zahirimehr (Persian: مریم ظهیری مهر‎; born in 1970 in Rasht, Iran) is an Iranian screenwriter and film director living in the USA.

Maryam Zahirimehr
Maryam Zahirimehr on set
Born (1970-04-05) April 5, 1970
Rasht, Iran
NationalityIranian
OccupationDirector, Writer, Producer, Photographer, Editor[1]
Known forEndless?

Biography

Maryam Zahirimehr is a native of Iran and was educated in the USA. She received her Master's Degree in Photography and Integrated Media from Lesley University in 2016.[2]

Career

Her short film "Like Pain, Like Cigarette" was screened at Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner in 2017 and was nominated for the Best New England Film at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival in 2017.[3] “Endless?” is her first feature as a writer-director-producer. The film tells the story of a grief-stricken mother in Iran who forced her daughter to marry and the relationship she develops with a young girl who is new to the village. The film addresses trauma related to a dowry death. “Endless?” won the best international feature award at RIFFA 2018, and also won the award for best experimental director from New York International Films Infest Festival.[4] Her debut feature film also won the Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award from 17th Boston International film festival in 2019.[5]

Filmography
Year Film Credited as Length Notes
Director Writer
2015Invisible WomanYesYes6 minutesShort video art
2016The breadwinnerYesYes5 minutesShort video art
Talk to the FishYes14 minutesShort fiction
2017Like Pain, Like Cigarette[6]Yes14 minutesShort Fiction
2018Endless?YesYes80 minutesFeature
2021Forbidden WomanhoodYesYes96 minutesFeature

Awards
  • 2017: Nominated for the Best New England Film at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for "Like Pain, Like Cigarette" [7]
  • 2018: Winner for the Best International Feature Award at RIFFA 2018, for Endless?[8]
  • 2018: Winner for the Best Experimental Director from New York International Films Infest Festival (NYCIFIF), for Endless? [9]
  • 2019: Winner for the Best Debutant Director award from 11th Jaipur International Film Festival for Endless? [10]
  • 2018: Winner for the Best Independent Feature, Best Cinematography, Best Young Actress, Best Screenplay at Five Continents International Film Festival, Venezuela for Endless? [11]
  • 2018: Nominee for the Best International Film at 24th Kolkata International Film Festival, Innovation in Moving Images category for Endless? [12]
  • 2019: Winner for the Outstanding achievement award in Film On Women at CICFF - Calcutta International Cult Film Festival for Endless? [13]
  • 2019: Winner For The Best Foreign Director Award at the Children's Film Festival of Bangladesh for Endless? [14]
  • 2019: Winner of the Indie Spirit Special Recognition Award at Boston International Film Festival for Endless? [15]

Personal life

She currently resides in Massachusetts.[16]

References
  1. "IMDB Page". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. King, Loren (29 March 2018). "Boston Globe Summiting Provincetown to address sexual harassment, racism, and pay disparity in the entertainment industry". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
  3. "Awards and Winners - MASSIFF". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  4. "Winners 2018 New York International Films Infest Festival (NYCIFIF)". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  5. http://www.massiff.org/2017nominees
  6. "Massachusetts Independent Film Festival 2017 Films". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  7. "Awards and Winners - MASSIFF". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  8. "Twitter: Regina Film Fest 2018 Winner". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  9. "Winners 2018 New York International Films Infest Festival (NYCIFIF)". Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  10. "Awards Announced for 11th Aryan Jaipur International Film Festival - JIFF 2019" (PDF). Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  11. "Donai Cinema". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  12. "International Competition: Innovation in Moving Images". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  13. "Donai Cinema". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  14. Shoptorshi Samaddar, Ashley (11 March 2019). "Daily Star: 12th International Children's Film Festival Bangladesh concludes". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  15. "Press - Boston IFF". Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  16. King, Loren (29 March 2018). "Boston Globe Summiting Provincetown to address sexual harassment, racism, and pay disparity in the entertainment industry". Retrieved 21 January 2019.
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