Rayka Zehtabchi Trailers
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Rayka Zehtabchi is an Oscar-winning Iranian-American director based in Los Angeles. Her directorial debut, Madaran, is an Iranian language short that won Jury awards at top film festivals and qualified for the 89th Academy Awards in 2016.
She won the Oscar for Best Documentary Short at the 91st Academy Awards for Period. End of Sentence., a documentary about a group of village women in Northern India who start a sanitary pad-making business in an effort to improve feminine hygiene and de-stigmatize menstruation. Along with the film’s release, Rayka helped co-found the non-profit “The Pad Project” to fight the stigma of menstruation and improve feminine hygiene worldwide.
Rayka’s passion is telling human stories that bring awareness and action to little-known social causes. In both documentary and narrative, she brings a naturalistic approach to her storytelling, striving for honesty and intimacy on screen.
Most Popular Rayka Zehtabchi Trailers
Total trailers found: 13
17 September 2019
Bill and Tonya Martin don't speak English anymore. This is the story of Martinese.
11 April 2018
When two desperate boys force their way into the home of a privileged college student, they discover what it's like to live without struggle.
30 September 2016
An Iranian mother must decide whether to end or spare the life of her son's killer.
18 February 2023
An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.
21 January 2020
Four people - Brittany, Hannah, Nick, and Ylonda - tell their stories about how access to abortion in their community helped them empower themselves to lead lives they want to live.
17 February 2026
An impromptu singing contest at a dive bar turns a lonely night into a soul-baring moment of shared harmony.
01 August 2023
Frankie's waited for this day for 23 years. With his mom's help, he packs up everything he owns and sets out to start a new life alone.
05 April 2018
In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern India.
01 March 2020
Mutton Bustin’ champion and future spy, 7-year-old Marlie McDonald is a symbol of resilience and vigor.
24 August 2020
A Woman’s Place is a documentary short film by Ventureland, Vox Creative and KitchenAid that gives an intimate look at the culinary world through the eyes of three women: Karyn Tomlinson, Marielle Fabie and Etana Diaz.
16 March 2021
Safa’s been through a lot. Now her car battery's dead in a strip mall parking lot.
23 June 2018
Two brothers, Paul and Elliot, embark on one last road trip together to Mammoth, California.
20 January 2022
A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.
