About: Rayka Zehtabchi

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Raka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2018 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence, which addresses the topic of period poverty. Her previous film, Madaran, was an Iranian-language short about an Iranian mother who must decide whether to spare the life of her son's killer. Zehtabchi is the first Iranian-American woman to win an Academy Award. After the success of Period. End of Sentence, Zehtabchi collaborated with Planned Parenthood and We Testify to make a short film addressing abortion stigma, which was released in 2020. Her newest short film, , premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film won the award for Best Documentary Short at SXSW 2022.

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  • Raka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2018 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence, which addresses the topic of period poverty. Her previous film, Madaran, was an Iranian-language short about an Iranian mother who must decide whether to spare the life of her son's killer. Zehtabchi is the first Iranian-American woman to win an Academy Award. After the success of Period. End of Sentence, Zehtabchi collaborated with Planned Parenthood and We Testify to make a short film addressing abortion stigma, which was released in 2020. Her newest short film, , premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film won the award for Best Documentary Short at SXSW 2022. (en)
  • Rayka Zehtabchi é uma cineasta americana. Como reconhecimento, venceu o Óscar 2019 na categoria de Melhor Documentário em Curta-metragem por Period. End of Sentence. (2018). (pt)
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  • Raka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2018 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence, which addresses the topic of period poverty. Her previous film, Madaran, was an Iranian-language short about an Iranian mother who must decide whether to spare the life of her son's killer. Zehtabchi is the first Iranian-American woman to win an Academy Award. After the success of Period. End of Sentence, Zehtabchi collaborated with Planned Parenthood and We Testify to make a short film addressing abortion stigma, which was released in 2020. Her newest short film, , premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film won the award for Best Documentary Short at SXSW 2022. (en)
  • Rayka Zehtabchi é uma cineasta americana. Como reconhecimento, venceu o Óscar 2019 na categoria de Melhor Documentário em Curta-metragem por Period. End of Sentence. (2018). (pt)
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  • Rayka Zehtabchi (en)
  • Rayka Zehtabchi (pt)
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