Maryam 's first narrative feature fiction film , '' Circumstance '' premiered to overwhelming critical acclaim at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival , garnering the Sundance Audience Award , leading to Maryam 's inclusion in Deadline.com 's 2011 Director 's to Watch . '' Circumstance '' has won over a dozen international awards including Best First Film at the Rome Film Festival and the Audience & Best Actress Awards at Outfest . The Independent Spirit Award nominated film was described by the New York Times as " Swirling and sensuous " , by the '' Wall Street Journal '' as " Supremely cinematic " , and by the Hollywood Reporter as " Amazingly accomplished . " The film released theatrically in over a dozen countries in 2012
2011 Sundance Film Festival
2011 Sundance Film Festival
Maryam Keshavarz