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
They Came From All Over — DirectorThe Singers (2026) — Executive ProducerThe Old Young Crow (2023) — Executive ProducerYou Know Where to Find Me (2023) — ProducerLong Line of Ladies (2022) — Director · ProducerAre You Still There? (2021) — Director · WriterJust Hold On (2020) — DirectorOurs to Tell (2020) — DirectorA Woman's Place (2020) — Director(SHn(y)o͞of) (2019) — Director · ProducerPeriod. End of Sentence. (2018) — Producer · DirectorMammoth (2018) — Assistant DirectorWe Home (2018) — DirectorMadaran (2016) — Director · Writer · Co-Producer