Soraya Akhlaghi

Director at DIFF 2026

Soraya Akhlaghi is a multidisciplinary artist working across sculpture, painting, and film. She began sculpting in 2016 and has created over 200 papier-mâché sculptures. She later expanded into painting and worked as cinematographer, sound engineer, and co-director of A Fox Under A Pink Moon, directed by Oskouei, in which she is the protagonist. The film follows her artistic journey and explores questions of identity and expression.