Sahand Kabiri

Iran

Sahand Kabiri (1991) is a director and screenwriter based in Tehran. Kabiri pursued his screenwriting studies at the Art University of Tehran. His nuanced depiction of gender relations in Iran, particularly among his own generation, is a distinctive aspect of his earlier works. Active in the Iranian film industry and in artistic communities, his works have an insistence on making intelligible the lived experience of disparate cultural groups. In his movies, Kabiri has explored representations of various communities in Iran. His three short films have been screened at several festivals. Since 2017, he has also served as a jury member for ISFA, Iran’s most prominent short film award. Additionally, Kabiri has appeared in feature films and short movies as an actor.