Pegah Ahangarani

Pegah Ahangarani

ActressDirectorWriter
Born
July 24, 1984
Awards
5 wins, 11 nominations

Pegah Ahangarani is a prominent Iranian filmmaker and actress with a career spanning over three decades. Following her breakthrough performance in The Girl in the Sneakers (1999) and a filmography of over 40 feature films, Ahangarani expanded her practice into documentary filmmaking alongside her…

Biography

Pegah Ahangarani is a prominent Iranian filmmaker and actress with a career spanning over three decades. Following her breakthrough performance in The Girl in the Sneakers (1999) and a filmography of over 40 feature films, Ahangarani expanded her practice into documentary filmmaking alongside her acting. Her directorial work includes the essay documentaries I Am Trying to Remember (2021) and My Father (2023), as well as Child Soldier (2024) and Taraneh (2025). Her films have received critical acclaim and garnered prestigious awards at international festivals including IDFA and Busan.

Actress

The LocustThe Locust(2022)as Pegah
No Prior AppointmentNo Prior Appointment(2022)as Yasaman
Khate NejatKhate Nejat(2021)
GisoumGisoum(2021)as Eva
Great DiveGreat Dive(2021)

Producer

Global EyeGlobal Eye(2025)
Kudak sarbazKudak sarbaz(2024)
Deh Namaki-ha(2008)

Editor

Deh Namaki-ha(2008)

Self

Taraneh: A DocumentaryTaraneh: A Documentary(2025)as Self - Host
Deh Namaki-ha(2008)as Narrator
Our TimesOur Times(2002)as Self

Known for

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#NameScoreYearWinNomKnownWinsNomsVotes
1Trapped3.2520136.3001315
2No Men Allowed3.2520116.7008542
3The Girl in the Sneakers3.2519996.200927
4The Maritime Silk Road3.0920115.900554
5Sara and Ayda2.6020174.900620
6Domestic Killer2.6020174.200650