Fateme Ahmadi

Writer / Director
  • Leila's Blues
    Leila's Blues (2018) Writer / Director

    Leila, the mother of a 17-year-old boy named Youssef, who was born with special needs, is shocked to find out she is pregnant again. She decides to have an abortion without discussing her reasons with her husband. She books herself a room in a private clinic, but things turn against her on the day she wants to take action.

  • Bitter Sea
    Bitter Sea (2017) Writer / Director

    Bitter Sea is a short film by writer-director Fateme Ahmadi (Berlinale Talent 2017) and produced by Emma Parsons (Touching The Void, Captive), starring ADA Condeescu (If I Want to Whistle, I Whistle, LoverBoy, EU Shooting Star 2013). Bitter Sea was selected by Film London as part of their competitive London Calling Plus Scheme out of more than 100 projects. It was commissioned by Film London and awarded production funding in association with the BFI Net.Work and Creative Skillset.

  • Coup 53
    Coup 53 (2019) Associate Producer

    The story of Operation Ajax, the CIA/MI6 staged coup in 1953 in Iran that overthrew Prime Minister Mossadegh.