Biography

Hoda Taheri (born 1992), is an Iranian artist and filmmaker based in Berlin. In 2016, she received her bachelor's degree in visual communication and professional Design from Limkokwing University in Malaysia. Due to acting, and participating in controversial film projects, she fled to Germany in 2018. After moving to Berlin in 2019, she started studying as a Film Director at DFFB (Deutsche Film und Fernsehakademie Berlin). Her first short film Mother Prays All Day Long (2022) was awarded a Special Mention at the Locarno Film Festival and was nominated for the German Short Film Award. Her second short film, As If Mother Cried That Night (2023), premiered in Locarno. Her debut feature film, I'll Plant My Hands in the Garden, is currently in the development stage. It is a co-direction project with Boris Hadžija and was selected by Locarno Residency in 2023.