She studied children's literature and theatre at Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education (also known as BIHE University).
[4] It was posted to Facebook and received over 16,000 shares, catching the attention of Marjaneh Moghimi [Wikidata], a prominent Iranian-American film producer.
[4][1] Dastournezhad was a leading member in the play Khale Sooske (English: Auntie Cockroach),[1][4] which travelled to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Writing in Variety, critic Catherine Bray called her performance "a standout among the supporting players, sketching the financially astute daughter of the station owner with Aubrey Plaza levels of deadpan misanthropy.
"[6] Neil Young of The Hollywood Reporter described the film as "Presenting a nuanced, intelligent and consistently droll take on hot-button subjects of immigration, identity and cultural assimilation..." and that it "stand[s] comparison with the finest radio-themed enterprises of the current century..."[7] Writing in Variety, critic Catherine Bray called the film a "quietly satisfying gem..." and a "deserving Tiger competition winner at Rotterdam...".