Directing

Ghazaleh Golbakhsh

Place of birth

Tehran, Iran

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Known for

6 Days poster
6.0

London, England, April 1980. Six terrorists assault the Embassy of Iran and take hostages. For six days, tense negotiations are held while the authorities decide whether a military squad should intervene.

6 Days

2017

Kāinga poster
NR

Eight Pan-Asian female filmmakers’ powerful anthology film illuminates the immigrant experience in Aotearoa New Zealand through the lives of eight Asian women connected by the house they call home.

Kāinga

2022

Dream Girl poster
8.0

Laura is about to marry Daniela, the girl of her dreams, when she realizes she is actually dreaming. Trying to avoid further embarrassment by carrying on the narcoleptic charade, Laura inadvertently insults Daniela and learns that sometimes you have to take care of your fantasies in order to find happiness in your reality.

Dream Girl

2013

The Moon Is Upside Down poster
NR

Loren Taylor's directorial debut, “The Moon is Upside Down”, is an uproarious and cleverly dark-humoured rollercoaster. Against the backdrop of New Zealand's stunning countryside and gritty urban suburbs, three characters grapple with an insatiable yearning for connection.

The Moon Is Upside Down

2024

No artwork available
NR

In the near-future where "wokeness" is outlawed, seven strangers attend a workshop led by a disembodied leader but as his absurd lessons turn violent, they must choose between obedience and humanity.

Yes David

2026

Iran in Transit poster
NR

There's no place like home...because it doesn't exist. After living in New Zealand as an immigrant for over 20 years, a young filmmaker takes a journey back to Iran after a 17-year absence to find out whether or not she would still be considered an outsider even in what is termed her 'homeland'.

Iran in Transit

2012

Film credits

Behind the camera