As a woman living in a developing country, I found colonialism and imperialism to be extremely challenging. As a result, I chose post-colonialism as the theoretical framework for my master’s thesis, in which I evaluated Chris Marker's documentaries. This prompted me to conduct further research on essay-film. Upon completing my graduate studies in Iran, I felt compelled to share what I had learned, so I began working as a lecturer. Given my strong interest in the relationship between media and cinema, I taught courses on multimedia, photography, and directing. After two years of teaching at the Art of Shiraz Institute of Higher Education, I applied to the MFA EDA program at Duke University, which was highly competitive. I was thrilled to be accepted, as I saw it as an opportunity to improve my knowledge of documentary filmmaking and gain more diverse living experiences. My immigration experience inspired me to focus on epistolary, exile, and feminism in my thesis film. I can now proudly identify myself as a documentary filmmaker.