Elahe Esmaili

Directing

Elahe Esmaili

Place of birth

Mashhad, Iran

Known for

Directing

Credits

8 titles

Known for

Behind the camera

Shadow poster
NR

Hoora, a 15-year-old Iranian in the UK, excels in rhythmic gymnastics and is picked for team England with a promising chance of making it to the Olympics. However, her dreams are jeopardized when her mom objects to her participation.

Shadow

2024

Shadow poster
NR

Hoora, a 15-year-old Iranian in the UK, excels in rhythmic gymnastics and is picked for team England with a promising chance of making it to the Olympics. However, her dreams are jeopardized when her mom objects to her participation.

Shadow

2024

A Move poster
NR

Against the backdrop of the Women, Life, Freedom protest movement in Iran, filmmaker Elahe Esmaili is helping her parents to pack up the family home. As the boxes stack up, discussions flare between the generations: Elahe does not wear the hijab, embodying the courage of her generation's struggles. But can changing a society be as simple as moving house?

A Move

2024

A Move poster
NR

Against the backdrop of the Women, Life, Freedom protest movement in Iran, filmmaker Elahe Esmaili is helping her parents to pack up the family home. As the boxes stack up, discussions flare between the generations: Elahe does not wear the hijab, embodying the courage of her generation's struggles. But can changing a society be as simple as moving house?

A Move

2024

The Doll poster
NR

After consulting with his relatives a 35-year-old father consents to the marriage of his 14-year-old daughter. As individuals with differing perspectives his family grapple with the decision.

The Doll

2021

The Doll poster
NR

After consulting with his relatives a 35-year-old father consents to the marriage of his 14-year-old daughter. As individuals with differing perspectives his family grapple with the decision.

The Doll

2021

Can I Hug You? poster
NR

In the city of Qom, the most restricted city in Iran, there are many restrictions on human rights such as mandatory hijab to assure sexual safety; Hossein (M, 30) grew up in this environment and experienced multiple sexual assaults by men, despite these measures. Due to stereotypes around masculinity, he never talked about it. With the support of his wife, Elahe, he now confronts the trauma.

Can I Hug You?

2023

Can I Hug You? poster
NR

In the city of Qom, the most restricted city in Iran, there are many restrictions on human rights such as mandatory hijab to assure sexual safety; Hossein (M, 30) grew up in this environment and experienced multiple sexual assaults by men, despite these measures. Due to stereotypes around masculinity, he never talked about it. With the support of his wife, Elahe, he now confronts the trauma.

Can I Hug You?

2023