Shiva Sanjari

Here The Seats Are Vacant

Shiva Sanjari

Shahrzad

The film tells the story of an actress from 1960s and 1970s who was banned from acting after the Islamic Revolution in Iran.

Red Lipstick

Shiva Sanjari

Against a backdrop of fortune telling and cosmetic tattoos, charismatic and creative salon owner Masoumeh navigates intimate conversations inside her shop in the Tehran neighborhood of Shush. Clients and neighbors open up as they enlist Masoumeh's expertise in this subtle examination of gender politics, fate, and cultural conventions and rituals of beauty.