Ghazaleh Golbakhsh is a writer, filmmaker and Fulbright scholar whose work reflects on displacement, her Iranian-New Zealand experience, and the pressure that comes with living between two worlds.
She is soon to release The Girl from Revolution Road, a collection of personal essays which range from her childhood in war-torn Iran, including the trauma of a night spent in prison as a six-year-old, to learning English so she could make friends, to dating in the days of Covid-19.
She has also written several short films including the RNZ/NZ on Air documentary series This is Us which centred on Muslim New Zealanders. She is currently developing her first feature film screenplay.
Ghazaleh has an MA in Screen Production from the University of Auckland and studied post-graduate screenwriting and directing at the University of Southern California, where she worked for the Sundance Institute. She is currently completing her PhD with creative practice.
Ghazaleh Golbakhsh Photo: supplied / Sacha Stejko
