Rayka Zehtabchi

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Rayka Zehtabchi
رایکا زهتابچی
Years active2015-present
Notable work Period. End of Sentence.

Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2019 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence. , which addresses the topic of period poverty. [1] Her previous film, Madaran, was an Iranian-language short about an Iranian mother who must decide whether to spare the life of her son's killer. [2] Zehtabchi is the first Iranian-American woman to win an Academy Award. [3] After the success of Period. End of Sentence, Zehtabchi collaborated with Planned Parenthood and We Testify to make a short film addressing abortion stigma, which was released in 2020. [4] Her newest short film, Long Line of Ladies, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. [5] The film won the award for Best Documentary Short at SXSW 2022. [6]

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Filmography

YearTitleDirectorWriterProducerNotes
2016MadaranYesYesYes
2016We HomeYesNoNo
2018 Period. End of Sentence. YesNoYes [7]
2019ShnoofYesNoYes
2020Just Hold OnYesYesNo
2020A Woman's Place: The Butcher, the Chef and the RestaurateurYesNoNo
2021Are You Still There?YesYesNo
2022Long Line of LadiesYesNoYes
2023They Came from All OverYesNoNo

References

  1. ↑ Rothstein, Katie (February 24, 2019). "Menstruation Finally Gets the Attention It Deserves at the Oscars". www.vulture.com.
  2. ↑ Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 24, 2017). "NBC Announces Semi-Finalists For 12th Annual NBCUniversal Short Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "First Iranian-American Woman to Win Oscar Turns to Iran-Themed Films". VOA. February 26, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2019.
  4. ↑ Gonzales, Erica (January 28, 2020). "Oscar-Winning Director Rayka Zehtabchi on Challenging Abortion Stigma with Storytelling". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Sundance unveils Short Film program for 2022 festival" . Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  6. ↑ Lattanzio, Ryan (March 16, 2022). "SXSW Unveils 2022 Award Winners for Feature Film, Shorts, Episodic, and More". IndieWire. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
  7. ↑ Gordon, Eric A. (January 18, 2019). "'Period. End of Sentence.' Short documentary about menstruation and sanitary pads". People's World. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
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