A black and white portrait of a woman with short hair looking into the camera.
Sara Khaki
Photo courtesy of Sara Khaki
Director

Sara Khaki is an Iranian-American documentary director, producer, and editor. A Sundance Film Institute grantee, Sara is dedicated to telling stories related to women's rights, empowerment, and gender equity. Her co-directed short, Our Iranian Lockdown, featured on the Guardian, was nominated for the 2020 IDA Awards, which led to her co-directing contribution to a Netflix original documentary feature, Convergence, receiving a 2022 Emmy nomination. Her feature film, Cutting Through Rocks, has received support from the Sundance Film Institute, Chicken & Egg Pictures, and Bertha Foundation, among others. 

Sara graduated from the University of Maryland Baltimore (UMBC) with her BFA in cinematic arts and from the School of Visual Arts (SVA,) with an MFA in Social Documentary Filmmaking. She is the co-founder of Gandom Films Production L.L.C., a U.S.-based company that collaborates with top industry professionals to create socially engaging films.

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