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. 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. Zehtabchi is the first Iranian-American woman to win an Academy Award. 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. Her newest short film, Long Line of Ladies, premiered at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film won the award for Best Documentary Short at SXSW 2022.
Filmography Year TitleDirectorWriterProducer Notes 2016 Madaran 2016 We Home 2018 Period. End of Sentence. 2019 Shnoof 2020 Just Hold On 2020A Woman's Place: The Butcher, the Chef and the Restaurateur 2021Are You Still There? 2022Long Line of Ladies 2023They Came from All Over
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