Mania Akbari

Mania Akbari

Known for

Directing

Born

September 22, 1974 (age 52)

Birthplace

Tehran, Iran

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Mania Akbari is an Iranian film director. Akbari began her artistic career as a painter in 1991. She entered the world of cinema as a director of photography and later as an assistant director of documentaries. In 2002, she starred in Abbas Kiarostami’s Ten and in 2003 co-directed the documentary Crystal. In 2005 she wrote, directed and starred in her first feature film, 20 Fingers, winner of a prize at the Venice Film Festival digital film competition. In 2007, Akbari directed a sequel to Kiarostami's Ten entitled 10+4 (Dah Be Alaveh Chahar) in which she depicts her battle with cancer.

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Best known work

Ten
Ten
2002
20 Fingers
20 Fingers
2004
Life May Be
Life May Be
2014
One. Two. One
One. Two. One
2011
10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar)
10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar)
2007
Cinema Iran
Cinema Iran
2005
A Moon for My Father
A Moon for My Father
2019
In My Country Men Have Breasts
In My Country Men Have Breasts
2012
From Tehran to London
From Tehran to London
2013
Dancing Mania
Dancing Mania
2012

Filmography

  1. 2026

    Three Ways of Returning

    Director, Producer, Screenplay, Cinematography, Editor

  2. 2022

    How Dare You Have Such a Rubbish Wish

    Director, Editor, Writer, Director of Photography, Producer

  3. 2020

    Dear Elnaz

    Editor, Director

  4. 2019

    A Moon for My Father

    as Herself, Writer, Director

  5. 2014

    Life May Be

    as Self, Director, Writer

  6. 2013

    From Tehran to London

    as Roya, Producer, Director

  7. 2012

  8. 2012

  9. 2011

    One. Two. One

    Director, Writer, Executive Producer

  10. 2007

    10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar)

    as herself, Director

  11. 2005

  12. 2004

    20 Fingers

    as The Wife, Director, Writer

  13. 2002

    Ten

    as Driver

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