CV
biography
Iranian filmmaker, screenwriter, and editor based in France. Her work spans over a decade in narrative and documentary cinema, with deep roots in Iran’s independent and alternative scene. Her experimental documentary short Keryas (2021) explored architecture and memory, while her internationally selected short fiction films include The Turtle (2023) and Camion (2019)—the latter a classroom drama about a lost eraser. Fereydoun was a 2025 resident at the Cité internationale des arts in Paris. Currently, she is developing her debut narrative feature.
DOCUMENTARY FILMMAKING
Keryas (Keryās)
Director, Writer & Producer · Experimental Documentary Short An experimental short documentary on two historical houses in Iran, a meditation on architecture, memory, and presence. Cinematography by Hossein Nikzad; original score by Chakad Fesharaki. Produced under the FateArt label.
Hamid Minoo
Director · Documentary A personal documentary archive project centred on the filmmaker's family and her own history of departure and home.
DOCUMENTARY & FILM EDITING
Yazd, Hassan Agha and Swastika · Documentary
Editor
Forbidden · Feature Film
Editor
Fadjr International Film Festival, 36th Edition
Head Video Editor
filmography
The Turtle
Director, Writer & Producer · Short Fiction A 15-minute short on migration framed as a love story, made with a professional Iranian cast and crew. Official selection, Goa Short Film Festival (India), with international festival distribution.
Keryas
Short film — Director, Writer, Producer. 22 min. Experimental Documentary Short An experimental short documentary on two historical houses in Iran, a meditation on architecture, memory, and presence. Cinematography by Hossein Nikzad; original score by Chakad Fesharaki. Produced under the FateArt label.
Camion
Short film — Director, Writer, Producer. 14 min. Short Fiction A short drama set in a crowded classroom. Official selections include Children's Film Festival Seattle, BAM Kids Film Festival, Roshd International Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, and the International Children's Film Festival (ICFF).
Sun and fishes
IN FUNDING
Farokhzad Layegh's interview with Siavash Lotfi
Short film: Documentary - 3 min - 2021 Director / Editor
in development
Sun and fishes
Short film — supported by CNC.
Hamid and Minoo candies
Feature documentary — in development.
Voyage
Narrative feature — first draft.
festivals & awards
11th Goa Short Film Festival, India
19th Pune Film Festival, India
Roshd International Film Festival - Iran
Woods Hole Film Festival
Seattle Children's Film Festival
International Children's and Youth Film Festival (ICFF)
residencies & labs
Cité internationale des arts, Paris
Institut français Resident, Film Three-month residency developing a first narrative feature, selected as the only non-Emirati filmmaker based in the UAE. Programmed and presented a screening of five Iranian short films at the Cité Ciné Club.
Produire au Sud, Festival des 3 Continents, Dubai
Selected Participant Feature-development workshop for the project Voyage.
Dubai Tamashakhaneh
Volunteer Programmer · Independent Film Screenings
education
Sooreh Art School, Tehran
Diploma in Theatre
Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran
Master of Arts, Theatre Directing Dissertation: The Influence of Multimedia on Iranian Theatre Artists (Reza Abdoh, Amirreza Koohestani, Atila Pesyani). GPA 17.63 / 20.
University of Tehran
Bachelor of Arts, Directing Dissertation: The Life and Films of Varouj Karim-Masihi. GPA 17.11 / 20.
TRAINING & WORKSHOPS
Editing and Filmmaking, Alternative Cinema Workshop with Mohammad Shirvani
Professional Filmmaking, Karnameh Art & Cultural Institution with Shahram Mokri
MEMBERSHIPS & JURY
Member, Iranian Independent Filmmakers Association (IIFMA
Jury Member, Stage Plays section, 36th Fajr International Theatre Festival
teaching
Actor’s Backpack
Art Residency Designer, Producer -Actor's Backpack is a course for acting students.
The Director’s Toolbox
Art Residency Designer, Producer -The director’s toolbox is an educational event, and during this 3-month event, we discuss the tools a filmmaker needs to make their film.
Cinema and the Art of Watching
Barg Art and Cultural Institute
Multimedia theater workshop,
Barg Art and Cultural Institute
languages
Persian (native) · French (working knowledge) · English (fluent)