Born in Tehran, Iran, Sepideh Farsi moved to Paris to study mathematics. After several years of photography, she began making short films and documentaries, amongst which HARAT and TEHRAN WITHOUT PERMISSION, which both premiered in Locarno. Her first two features DREAMS OF DUST and THE GAZE premiered in Rotterdam. She then directed THE HOUSE UNDER THE WATER, followed by CLOUDY GREECE and has just finished a new feature film: RED ROSE.