With a focus on documentaries exploring unusual social situations and conditions in women’s lives, Mahtab has been producing and directing films for over 25 years. She has written feature film scripts, run many seminars about cinema, and organized and managed film festivals, including the first Iranian Documentary Film festival.
Born in Iran, Mahtab grew up in Teheran and left for Paris in 1980 to study Cinema at the Sorbonne University, followed by her master’s in esthetics and Art. Currently, Mahtab resides and works in Paris.
