Farnaz Jurabchian

Farnaz Jurabchian works as an independent filmmaker and writer based between Tehran and Toronto. She received her BFA in cinema from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Most of her films revolve around the notion of homeland and characters that each represent a part of society. Her debut mid length documentary 'Overruled' about unauthorized Afghan tennis players was premiered at Hot Docs 2016 and won several international prizes. Her second documentary and first feature 'Silent House' an autobiographical film had its world premiere at IDFA 2022 and nominated for the IDFA Award for the Best First Feature. With her brother Mohammadreza Jurabchian, she started an independent film company, 'F&M Productions' where they work as co-directors and producers.