Maryam Pirband

Maryam Pirband is a director/ writer who makes character-based films that explore social justice issues. She is well-known for her films: Dance with me, Silence, P6, Dandelion season, and my portion. She studied movie directing in Iran and continued education to a Master's Degree at California's Azusa Pacific University. She began her filmmaking journey in Iran and worked in different countries; She made award-winning short films, feature documentaries, feature films, and Tv Shows. Her films have been screened, nominated, and awarded at over 40 festivals worldwide. Five years ago, she moved to LA, where she started with a feature documentary for BBC. She made her award-winning short film Fermysk, which led her to make the feature film Dandelion Season in LA. She has been invited to different film festivals' juries or the head of the jury panel worldwide. Her books "Triangle" and "Where Am I Standing" were published in 2016 and 2018.