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Iranian-American Academy Award-winner
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Rayka Zehtabchi is an Iranian-American director and producer working in both documentary and fiction. Her passion lies in telling human stories that bring awareness and action to little-known social causes. Rayka’s Oscar-winning Netflix short documentary, Period. End of Sentence. is about a group of village women in Northern India who start a sanitary pad-making business in an effort to improve feminine hygiene and de-stigmatize menstruation. Rayka has also directed multiple branded documentaries including United O (Special Olympics), A Woman’s Place (KitchenAid, Hulu), and They Came From All Over (Meta). Outside of branded work, Rayka’s films (SHn(y)oof), Just Hold On, Are You Still There?, and Long Line of Ladies have collectively received Vimeo Staff Picks and won Jury awards at prestigious festivals such as SXSW and AFI Fest. Rayka continues to work in both documentary and fiction, pushing the boundaries of each form with every project she helms.