“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 in 2021 & worldwide in 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 for Former Yugoslavia and the International Criminal Court, before returning to storytelling.

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