12 Facts About Maryam Keshavarz

Maryam Keshavarz, is an American filmmaker, of Iranian descent.

Maryam Keshavarz is best known for her 2011 film Circumstance distributed by Participant Media and Roadside Attractions, which won the Audience Award at Sundance Film Festival.

Maryam Keshavarz was born in 1975 in New York City, New York.

Maryam Keshavarz was a visiting scholar at the University of Shiraz, in the department of language and literature.

In 2001, with a band of all girl crew and cast, Maryam Keshavarz directed her first experimental 16mm film, entitled Sanctuary.

In 2003, Maryam Keshavarz drew on her experience growing up between Iran and the United States to direct her first feature documentary, The Color of Love.

In 2005, Maryam Keshavarz returned to Argentina, where she had studied Latin American literature at the University of Buenos Aires.

Maryam Keshavarz has been tapped to co-write and direct the narrative adaptation of the award-winning HBO documentary Hot Coffee.

Maryam Keshavarz is an alumna of the Sundance Screenwriters and Directors Lab, Tribeca Film Institute's All Access Program.

Maryam Keshavarz is the recipient of dozens of grants and fellowships including the French Government's Fonds Sud, Rotterdam Film Festivals' Hubert Bals Award, Women in Film's Grant, Adrienne Shelly Award, numerous Sundance fellowships, and multiple San Francisco Film Society grants.

Maryam Keshavarz has been a visiting artist at the University of Pennsylvania and guest lecturer at dozens of prestigious international universities.

Maryam Keshavarz is an active member of Film Independent serving as a mentor for their Project Involve Initiative and speaking on numerous filmmaking panels.