Rayka Zehtabchi
Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2018 Academy Award-winning documentary short Period. End of Sentence, which addresses the topic of period poverty. [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.[3] After the success of Period. End of Sentence, Zehtabchi collaborated with Planned Parenthood and We Testify to make a short film addressing abortion stigma, which was released in 2020.[4] Her newest short film, , premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.[5]
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- ^ Rothstein, Katie (February 24, 2019). "Menstruation Finally Gets the Attention It Deserves at the Oscars". www.vulture.com.
- ^ Ramos, Dino-Ray (2017-07-24). "NBC Announces Semi-Finalists For 12th Annual NBCUniversal Short Film Festival". Deadline. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ "First Iranian-American Woman to Win Oscar Turns to Iran-Themed Films". VOA. Retrieved 2019-03-10.
- ^ Gonzales, Erica (2020-01-28). "Oscar-Winning Director Rayka Zehtabchi on Challenging Abortion Stigma with Storytelling". Harper's BAZAAR. Retrieved 2022-01-09.
- ^ "Sundance unveils Short Film program for 2022 festival". Retrieved 2022-01-09.
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- Directors of Best Documentary Short Subject Academy Award winners
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- American feminists
- American film directors
- American people of Iranian descent
- American women film directors
- Feminist artists
- Iranian film directors
- USC School of Cinematic Arts alumni
- 21st-century American women