Iranian Canadian filmmaker Sadaf Foroughi began her career in 2003 writing and directing short films and documentaries She cowrote produced and starred in Kiarash Anvaris feature debut emThe Pot and the Oakem which had its world premiere in the Bright Future Competition section of the 2017 Rotterdam International Film Festival Her debut feature as a writer director and producer emAvaem premiered at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival winning the FIPRESCI award in the Discovery section Her second film emSummer with Hopeem won the Crystal Globe Grand Prix for Best Film at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival 2022 She is pictured attending the 2023 Canadian Screen Awards We list her credits as a Director firstbrbr
Features & TV Movies:
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Une impression (2004, short)
Féminin, masculin (2007, short)
Nun (Bread) (2007, short)
La dernière scène (2011, short)
Ava (2017)
Summer with Hope (2022)
Credits as a Screenwriter:
Une impression (2004, short)
Féminin, masculin (2007, short)
Nun (Bread) (2007, short)
La dernière scène (2011, short)
Mahsa: Cantata for a Forbidden Voice in Four Movements (2013, short)
The Pot and the Oak (co-writer, 2017)
Ava (2017)
Summer with Hope (2022)
Credits as a Producer:
Une impression (2004, short)
Duet (Co-producer, 2006, short)
Féminin, masculin (2007, short)
Mahsa: Cantata for a Forbidden Voice in Four Movements (2013, short)
The Pot and the Oak (co-writer, 2017)
Ava (2017)
Summer with Hope (2022)
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