
Person
Anahita Ghazvinizadeh
Writing
Biography
Anahita Ghazvinizadeh (b1989, Tehran, Iran) got her BFA in cinema from Tehran University of Art and her MFA in studio arts from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Anahita has studied with Abbas Kiarostami and is influenced by his cinematic style. Since 2011 she started to work on a trilogy of short films with children as main characters. When the Kid was a Kid (2011, Iran) and Needle (2013, US) are the first two finished pieces. Needle was premiered in Cannes Film Festival, Cinefondation selection and won the Premier Prix. Anahita was selected as one of the 25 New Faces of Independent Cinema in 2013 by the Filmmaker Magazine. She is also the co-writer of the acclaimed feature film, Mourning (2011).
Known for

Mourning
Screenplay

When The Kid Was A Kid
Director

They
Director
Break the Silence
Director

What Remains
Director

Needle
Director

Baron In The Trees
Director

The Wind Blows Wherever it Wants
Director

My Life is Wind (a letter)
Director
Filmography
- 2024My Life is Wind (a letter)Director
- 2018TheyDirector
- 2016Break the SilenceDirector
- 2016What RemainsDirector
- 2015Baron In The TreesDirector
- 2013NeedleDirector
- 2011MourningScreenplay
- 2011When The Kid Was A KidDirector
- 2008The Wind Blows Wherever it WantsDirector
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