Born in Tehran, Iran in 1975, the sculptor and filmmaker graduated with a degree in graphic design from the citys Azad University in 1997. She then emigrated to Paris where she studied plastic arts, video and film at ENSAD. Since then, she has worked in both fine art and moving images. In 2002, her short film Juste une femme screened at the Berlinale where all her subsequent films have also premiered. Since 2012, she has also been working as a producer on films including Jean-Luc Godards 2018 work, Le livre dimage.