Farbod Ardebili is an Iranian director/writer living in the United States since 2014. He is a winner of Sundance's Film Intensive fellowship program, whose films have garnered him awards and nominations at renowned Film Festivals, including Fantastic Fest, Fantasia Film Festival, Montréal du nouveau cinéma, and numerous Oscar/Bafta qualifiers. One of his latest shorts, "Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran," also became Oscar eligible in 2021 and has since been praised by news outlets such as BBC, Yahoo, and VOA. Furthermore, his scripts have won placements and awards at some of the most significant Screenplay competitions such as Academy Nicholl (Top %10), High Scribe - Sun Valley Film Festival (Finalist), Final Draft - Big Break (Semifinalist), and many more.