Pegah Ahangarani

Director at DIFF 2026

Born in Iran in 1984 and currently based in London, Pegah Ahangarani is an award-winning Iranian filmmaker and actress. She began her acting career at the age of seven and has appeared in more than 40 films to date. Her short documentaries I Am Trying To Remember (2021), My Father (2023), and As I Lay Dying (2025) have been selected for major international festivals including Hot Docs, Busan, the IDA Documentary Awards and Melbourne, and won awards at festivals such as Dokufest, Busan, IDFA and Short Focus London Film Festival. She also directed two TV documentaries: Child Soldier (BBC World, 2024) and Taraneh (BBC World, 2025). Rehearsals For A Revolution is her first feature documentary.