Sepideh Jamshidi Nejad

Female, born June 18, 1985, Tehran-based Iranian documentary filmmaker with a Master's in Social Communication Science from Allameh Tabataba’i University. Alumna of Close Up Initiative and trained in cinematography and screenwriting. Director of Within the Sun (2021–2024), and currently assistant director on Tehran Autoimmune and Word Wards. Ongoing cinematographer on Singing the Silences. Former copywriter and account manager at creative agencies. Member of Docmaniacs Collective since 2021.

Works showcased at MENA:

Within The Sun
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Short
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In the blistering heat of a remote salt mine, six elderly women work seasonally, their hands weathered by years of labor and their resolve unshaken.