Marziyeh Meshkiny

Writer, Director, Editor

January 1, 1969 (57 years)
Born in 1969 in Tehran. She is the wife of celebrated Iranian director Mohsen Makhmalbaf. She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film school for 8 years. Her first film ‘The Day I Became a Woman”, (a 3-episode story) attended the Critics Week category in Venice International Film Festival in 2000 and won 3 awards from that festival. Marziyeh Meshkini’s second film ‘Stray Dogs’ competed in the best film category at Venice Film Festival in 2003 and received two awards from the festival. Her film has received many international awards across the world.

Known For

  • The Day I Became a Woman
    The Day I Became a Woman2000
  • Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame
    Buddha Collapsed Out of Shame2007
  • Stray Dogs
    Stray Dogs2004
  • The Silence
    The Silence1998
  • The President
    The President2014
  • The Apple
    The Apple1998
  • At Five in the Afternoon
    At Five in the Afternoon2003
  • Sex & Philosophy
    Sex & Philosophy2005
  • Marghe and Her Mother
    Marghe and Her Mother2019
  • The Man Who Came with the Snow
    The Man Who Came with the Snow2009

Filmography

2003
Joy of Madness · as Herself

2008
Two-Legged Horse · as Assistant Director
2005
Sex & Philosophy · as Assistant Director
2003
At Five in the Afternoon · as Assistant Director
2002
Afghan Alphabet · as Cinematographer
1998
The Silence · as Assistant Director
1998
The Apple · as Assistant Director