Maryam Ebrahimi
Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker
About Maryam Ebrahimi
Born 1976. Maryam Ebrahimi is an Iranian documentary filmmaker, journalist and film director.
Maryam Ebrahimi (born May 28, 1976) is a Swedish Iranian journalist, documentary filmmaker, producer and director.
Biography Ebrahimi was born in Tehran, Iran on May 28, 1976. She is a journalist and TV producer based in Sweden. She has made several reports around the world, especially in Middle East. Maryam is well known for her documentaries broadcast on international TV channels.
Her documentary No Burqas Behind Bars shot in Afghanistan won an international Emmy Award in 2014. In 2018 she received the gold prize during the Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels in Biarritz for her documentary Stronger than a Bullet.
Filmography Stronger than a Bullet (2017) Prison Sisters (2016) The Death Row (2013) No Burqas Behind Bars (2012) I Was Worth 50 Sheep (2011)
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Who is Maryam Ebrahimi?
Iranian journalist and documentary filmmaker
When was Maryam Ebrahimi born?
Maryam Ebrahimi was born on 28 May 1976 in Tehran.
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Maryam Ebrahimi is a documentary filmmaker, journalist and film director.
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Maryam Ebrahimi is Iranian.
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