“A self described ‘diaspora filmmaker’ and refugee from Iran and later from Sri Lanka, Neysan Sobhani is a filmmaker rooted to his Persian heritage while making films in China, including his debut feature, GUIDANCE, in Mandarin. A blended-genre, blended-culture film, GUIDANCE, was released in Chinese cinemas & later worldwide (2022) to critical acclaim.

Micro-budgets and censorship restrictions honed his film language in unique ways. His debut feature and short films have been described as Social Sci-Fi, employing themes and flavors that reflect an atypical history: Fleeing conflict and war in his childhood and youth, he pursued international relations and diplomacy with a passion as a lawyer at the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal and the International Criminal Court, before returning to storytelling.

His films have been selected and received prizes in over 40 international film festivals.”