

Festival Season:
April 2026
SHEPHERD

Directors:
Writers:
Alborz Poursayad
Alborz Poursayad
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Submitter Statement
Alborz Poursayad, born in 1992 in Iran, is an independent Iranian filmmaker who has made many short and feature films that have been selected in prestigious festivals. He is also a cinema teacher at the University of Arts. Alborz Poursayad's fields of activity include writing, directing, editing and producing. He has also edited and produced many films and series.
Filmography:
I’ve been the producer, editor, writer, and director in all of these films.
Leaves and wind (2007) shortmovie
Migration (2008) shortmovie
Yesterday Today Never (2009) shortmovie
Was and Wasn’t (2011) shortmovie
The Last Days of Esfand (2013) shortmovie
Mother Tongue (2014) Short documentary
More or Less (2015) shortmovie
To go or not togo (2017) Long documentary
Handmade (2019) feature film
Goodnight Melika (2020) shortmovie
Scavenger (2022) shortmovie
Middle (2024) shortmovie
Shepherd (ai movie) (2025) shortmovie
I’ve been the producer and editor in all of these films.
Don’t Worry (2019)
Heritage (2020)
Azure (2020)
Eyes (2021)
False (2021)
Bench (2022)
Interval (2022)
Simulation (2023)
Choliboli (2024)
Rhino (2025)
And…
Some festivals:
Mostra Internacional de São Paulo
WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival
Tehran International Short Film Festival Awards
Tampere Film Festival
Fajr international film festival
Busan International Film Festival
Marbella International Film Festival
SAFAL International Film & Short Film Festival
ARCTIC OPEN International Film Festival
Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Madrid
EDUKINO Empowering Film Festival
Diorama International Film Festival
Eurokino International Film Festival
INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL OF CRETE & AWARDS
Riverside International Film Festival
Sandiego film festival
Ramsgate filmfestival
Dytiatko international Children’s
Athena filmfestival
Ischia Global Film Festival
And …
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