Narges Kalhor (1984) born in Tehran. She studied feature film directing at the Tehran Film Academy. Mentored by Abbas Kiarostami. In 2007, she continued her studies in visual communication at the Kamalolmolk University. In 2009, Narges Kalhor participated in the Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival (NIHRFF) in Nuremberg with her short film “DIE EGGE”.

She has since been granted asylum in Germany, where she studied at the University of Television and Film in Munich. Her second film as co-director at the film school, “SHOOT ME”, was nominated for the German Short Film Award and won Best Film at the Nonfiktionale 2014. In 2019, her graduation film “In the Name of Scheherazade” celebrated its world premiere at Vision Du Réel and was honoured with the Goethe Institute Award for Best Documentary Film at the Dok-Leipzig Film Festival.