Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American filmmaker best known for her 2019 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, Long Line of Ladies, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.[5] The film won the award for Best Documentary Short at SXSW 2022.[6]
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Madaran | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| 2016 | We Home | Yes | No | No | |
| 2018 | Period. End of Sentence. | Yes | No | Yes | [7] |
| 2019 | Shnoof | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2020 | Just Hold On | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2020 | A Woman's Place: The Butcher, the Chef and the Restaurateur | Yes | No | No | |
| 2021 | Are You Still There? | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2022 | Long Line of Ladies | Yes | No | Yes | |
| 2023 | They Came from All Over | Yes | No | No |
