Biography
Hossein Fazeli has been writing and directing dramatic and non-fiction films for the past 20 years. His films have been broadcast around the world, including on BBC, ARTE, SBS, and Canal+. His film, "The Tale of The Two Nazanins," about an Iranian teenage girl imprisoned on death row, was broadcast on CNN and BBC and is credited with igniting an international campaign that saved her life. His most recently completed documentary, "Women on The Frontline," is about Iranian women鈥檚 rights activists. In 2007, he was short-listed by the Sundance Institute to take part in their International Filmmakers Award. His films have won 37 international awards.