Shahrbanoo Sadat (born in 1991) is an Afghan

filmmaker Filmmaking (film production) is the process by which a motion picture is produced. Filmmaking involves a number of complex and discrete stages, starting with an initial story, idea, or commission. It then continues through screenwriting, castin ...

born in

Tehran, Iran Tehran (; fa, تهران ) is the largest city in Tehran Province and the Capital city, capital of Iran. With a population of around 9 million in the city and around 16 million in the larger metropolitan area of Greater Tehran, Tehran is th ...

Life and career

Sadat grew up in Tehran and a remote community in central

Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,; prs, امارت اسلامی افغانستان is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central Asia and South Asia. Referred to as the Heart of Asia, it is bordere ...

. She studied documentary filmmaking at the Kabul workshop of

Ateliers Varan Ateliers Varan is an association of filmmakers based in Paris, France, whose primary work is running non-academic hands-on courses in documentary filmmaking both in France and across the world. Founded in 1981 with the spirit and support of Jean ...

, and began her career working in

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. Her first feature film, '' Wolf and Sheep'', tells the story of a village much like the one where she grew up. It won the top prize at the

Cannes Film Festival The Cannes Festival (; french: link=no, Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (') and known in English as the Cannes Film Festival, is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films o ...

Directors' Fortnight The Directors' Fortnight (french: Quinzaine des Réalisateurs) is an independent selection of the Cannes Film Festival. It was started in 1969 by the French Directors Guild after the events of May 1968 resulted in cancellation of the Cannes festiv ...

in 2016.

Filmography

*''A smile for life'', a short documentary (2009) *''Vice Versa One'', a short fiction film (2011) * ''Not at Home'', a hybrid film (2013) *''Who wants to be the wolf?'', a short fiction film (2014) *'' Wolf and Sheep'', a feature film (2016) *'' The Orphanage'', a feature film (2019) *''QURUT, Recipe of a possible extinct food'', a short fiction film - a part of a climate change anthology (2019)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sadat, Shahrbanoo 1991 births Film people from Tehran Afghan film directors Afghan women film directors Living people Afghan expatriates in Iran