Sahba Keihani

Sahba Keihani was born and raised in Tehran-Iran. Daughter to a lawyer and poet father and a teacher mother, who passed away when she was 18. One of her brothers is a musician. Sahba began acting in theater at the age of five. At 16, she was producing and writing for the children's theater at 'Tehran Cultural Center for Children'. Yet, growing up in a country where women should fight for their very basic rights, dreaming of becoming an international actress and director was perceived unattainable at the time! So, after her graduation from high school, she left the country for Europe. In 2012, in Belgium, Sahba directed and acted in the short film named "Shadow of the Stone", the story of which, condemns stoning to death of women. The film won an award in WVN Film Festival in Los Angeles in 2014. In the same year, she moved to the US and was introduced to the work of Lee Strasberg. After completing the two year conservatory program at The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, Sahba wrote and directed 'Station Mythah', which she believes was an opportunity to create an image of a part of her curiosity on the idea of multiverse. During her residence in Europe Sahba studied Commercial Sciences at ICHEC Brussels Management School. She is fluent in French and German, as well as English.