Born: July 18, 1985 – Qaemshahr, Iran

Fatemeh (Forough) Azizi is an Iranian filmmaker and film editor based in Tehran. She holds a Master’s degree in Women’s Studies and has an academic background in social research, which has informed her approach to filmmaking and her interest in exploring social realities through personal and human stories. She is a member of the Iranian Short Film Association (ISFA).

Azizi works primarily in fiction and documentary filmmaking, as well as film editing. Her cinematic interests center on human relationships, social experiences, and questions of gender and identity. Her background in Women’s Studies has contributed to a perspective that pays particular attention to the representation of women and to the ways in which social structures shape individual lives.

As a filmmaker, she directed the short fiction film DAAR (2025), a story set in a forest where a ranger discovers the body of a woman. As he and several villagers attempt to decide what to do with the body, an unexpected discovery makes them reconsider their decision. The film explores questions of morality, social responsibility, and the value attributed to a human life.

As an editor, Azizi has collaborated on a range of fiction and documentary projects. Through editing, she has developed a particular interest in the relationship between rhythm, silence, performance, and the construction of meaning through images.

Across her work as both a filmmaker and editor, Azizi is interested in cinema as a way of observing everyday life and examining social questions through intimate, character-driven narratives. Her practice combines her background in social research with a cinematic approach that seeks to foreground human experience, ambiguity, and perspectives that are often overlooked.