Kimia Kazemi

Kimia Kazemi is an Iranian photographer and film director. She has been photographing professionally since 2014 and has been active in the field of filmmaking since 2019. She has a bachelor's degree in photography from the University of Europe for Applied Sciences in Berlin, Germany. Kazemi began her career by photographing various plays by the notable Iranian theatre director Saman Arastou. After moving to Berlin for her studies and working on several photo projects, she made her very first short film: Neighbour's House (2019). The film was selected to be shown at the Arsenal Cinema in Berlin as part of the Film and Motion Design program of the University of Europe. In 2020, Kazemi earned a certificate of completion for her internship at the Farabi Cinema Foundation, which is the leading film industry body in Iran. Later in 2021, Kazemi completed her most recent short film: Goli (2021).