Marziyeh Meshkiny

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 Apple

The Silence

Sex & Philosophy

At Five in the Afternoon

Stray Dogs

Two-Legged Horse

The Day I Became a Woman

The Man Who Came with the Snow