Kambiz Shabankare

Kambiz Shabankare was born on July 18, 1973, in Tehran, Iran. He studied Theater direction at Sooreh Art University of Tehran and later Radio, Television and Film at Austin Community College. Since 1998, he has directed numerous experimental theatre, short and documentary films (including Head Over Heels), and TV programs; his first feature film was 2005's Tehran 25 O'clock, which, because of its sensitive subject, was banned by Iranian national TV and all copies of the footage were collected by the law enforcement.