Rayka Zehtabchi
Directing · Director · Writer · Executive Producer
Born Jan 1, 1994
Active 2016–present · Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Rayka Zehtabchi is an Oscar-winning Iranian-American director based in Los Angeles. Her directorial debut, Madaran, is an Iranian language short that won Jury awards at top film festivals and qualified for the 89th Academy Awards in 2016.
Filmography
The Singers (2026) — Executive ProducerThey Came From All Over — DirectorPeriod. End of Sentence. (2018) — Director · ProducerMammoth (2018) — Assistant DirectorThe Old Young Crow (2023) — Executive ProducerJust Hold On (2020) — Director(SHn(y)o͞of) (2019) — Director · ProducerWe Home (2018) — DirectorLong Line of Ladies (2022) — Director · ProducerYou Know Where to Find Me (2023) — ProducerAre You Still There? (2021) — Director · WriterOurs to Tell (2020) — DirectorMadaran (2016) — Co-Producer · Director · WriterA Woman's Place (2020) — Director