Shahrbanoo Sadat
Directing
- Born
- January 1, 1990 (age 36) · Tehran, Iran
Shahrbanoo Sadat is an Iranian-born Afghan filmmaker. Before the Taliban takeover, Sadat was living and working in Copenhagen and Kabul; since 2021 she is based in Hamburg. Her first short film Vice Versa One (2010) was selected at Directors' Fortnight in Cannes in 2011. In 2016, her feature debut Wolf and Sheep won the Art Cinema Award at the same section in Cannes. In 2019, its sequel The Orphanage was also selected at the Directors' Fortnight. Her next feature No Good Men (2026) was selected at the Berlin Film Festival.
Known for
Behind the camera8
- 2026No Good Men Writer, Director
- 2026Super Afghan Gym Director
- 2019Qurut Director
- 2019Interdependence Director of Photography, Story, Director
- 2019The Orphanage Director, Screenplay
- 2016Wolf and Sheep Director, Screenplay
- 2013Not at Home Director
- 2011Vice Versa One Director
Acting1
- 2026No Good Men