Mitra Farahani

Mitra Farahani (in Persian: میترا فراهانی; born 1975)[1] is an Iranian filmmaker and painter who currently lives in Paris.

[2] Farahani has a degree in graphic art (1997) from Islamic Azad University in Tehran.

[2] In 2000, she studied at École nationale supérieure des Arts Décoratifs (ENSAD) in Paris.

[2] She was arrested on June 17, 2009, by the Iranian government, on her arrival in Tehran from Paris and held in Evin Prison.

[6] She returned to the Berlin International Film Festival in 2022 with her documentary See You Friday, Robinson, selected in the section Encounters.