Pegah Ahangarani

Pegah Ahangarani is a prominent Iranian filmmaker and actress with a career spanning over three decades. Following her breakthrough performance in The Girl in the Sneakers (1999) and a filmography of over 40 feature films, Ahangarani expanded her practice into documentary filmmaking alongside her acting. Her directorial work includes the essay documentaries I Am Trying to Remember (2021) and My Father (2023), as well as Child Soldier (2024) and Taraneh (2025). Her films have received critical acclaim and garnered prestigious awards at international festivals including IDFA and Busan.