Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2019 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period.
[1] 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.
[2] Zehtabchi is the first Iranian-American woman to win an Academy Award.
End of Sentence, Zehtabchi collaborated with Planned Parenthood and We Testify to make a short film addressing abortion stigma, which was released in 2020.
[5] The film won the award for Best Documentary Short at SXSW 2022.