Her short film " Like Pain , Like Cigarette " was screened at Cannes Film Festival Short Film Corner in 2017 and was nominated for the Best New England Film at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival in 2017 . “ Endless ? ” is her first feature as a writer-director-producer . The film tells the story of a grief-stricken mother in Iran who forced her daughter to marry and the relationship she develops with a young girl who is new to the village . The film addresses trauma related to a dowry death . “ Endless ? ” won the best international feature award at RIFFA 2018 , and also won the award for best experimental director from New York International Films Infest Festival . Her debut feature film also won the Best Debutant Director Award from 11th Jaipur International Film Festival in 2019
Jaipur International Film Festival
Jaipur International Film Festival
Maryam Zahirimehr