Rayka Zehtabchi

Rayka Zehtabchi

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.

  • Title: Rayka Zehtabchi
  • Popularity: 1.022
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1994-01-01
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  • Homepage: http://www.raykazehtabchi.com/
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Rayka Zehtabchi Movies

  • 2021
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    Are You Still There?

    Are You Still There?

    1 2021 HD

    Safa’s been through a lot. Now her car battery's dead in a strip mall parking lot.

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  • 2021
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    Are You Still There?

    Are You Still There?

    1 2021 HD

    Safa’s been through a lot. Now her car battery's dead in a strip mall parking lot.

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  • 2022
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    Long Line of Ladies

    Long Line of Ladies

    1 2022 HD

    A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.

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  • 2023
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    The Old Young Crow

    The Old Young Crow

    7.2 2023 HD

    An Iranian boy befriends an old Japanese woman at a graveyard in Tokyo.

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  • 2022
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    Long Line of Ladies

    Long Line of Ladies

    1 2022 HD

    A girl and her community prepare for her Ihuk, the once-dormant coming of age ceremony of the Karuk tribe of Northern California.

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  • 1970
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    They Came From All Over

    They Came From All Over

    1 1970 HD

    They Came from All Over highlights the important role small businesses play within their local communities. A love letter to small businesses...

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  • 2023
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    You Know Where to Find Me

    You Know Where to Find Me

    2 2023 HD

    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. But the...

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  • 2018
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    Period. End of Sentence.

    Period. End of Sentence.

    7.9 2018 HD

    In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern...

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  • 2018
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    Period. End of Sentence.

    Period. End of Sentence.

    7.9 2018 HD

    In an effort to improve feminine hygiene, a machine that creates low-cost biodegradable sanitary pads is installed in a rural village in Northern...

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  • 2018
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    Mammoth

    Mammoth

    10 2018 HD

    Two brothers, Paul and Elliot, embark on one last road trip together to Mammoth, California.

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  • 2019
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    (SHn(y)o͞of)

    (SHn(y)o͞of)

    6 2019 HD

    Bill and Tonya Martin don't speak English anymore. This is the story of Martinese.

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  • 2020
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    Ours to Tell

    Ours to Tell

    1 2020 HD

    Four people - Brittany, Hannah, Nick, and Ylonda - tell their stories about how access to abortion in their community helped them empower themselves...

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  • 2020
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    Just Hold On

    Just Hold On

    6.3 2020 HD

    Mutton Bustin’ champion and future spy, 7-year-old Marlie McDonald is a symbol of resilience and vigor. Marlie was born with an aggressive...

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  • 2019
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    (SHn(y)o͞of)

    (SHn(y)o͞of)

    6 2019 HD

    Bill and Tonya Martin don't speak English anymore. This is the story of Martinese.

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  • 2016
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    Madaran

    Madaran

    1 2016 HD

    An Iranian mother must decide whether to end or spare the life of her son's killer.

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  • 2018
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    We Home

    We Home

    6 2018 HD

    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.

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  • 2016
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    Madaran

    Madaran

    1 2016 HD

    An Iranian mother must decide whether to end or spare the life of her son's killer.

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  • 2016
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    Madaran

    Madaran

    1 2016 HD

    An Iranian mother must decide whether to end or spare the life of her son's killer.

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  • 2020
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    A Woman's Place

    A Woman's Place

    1 2020 HD

    A Woman’s Place is a documentary short film by Ventureland, Vox Creative and KitchenAid that gives an intimate look at the culinary world...

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  • 1997
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    The View

    The View

    4.5 1997 HD

    ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...

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