Fereshta Kazemi

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
Jun 10, 1979 (46 years old)

Fereshta Kazemi

Known For

Targeting
1h 25m
Movie 2014

Targeting

A female soldier returns from Afghanistan and begins running surveillance on an Afghan person-of-interest that she learns is living in her hometown.

The Icy Sun
Movie 2013

The Icy Sun

A woman is raped. Instead going after her attacker, the law and society imprison the victim.

Heal
0h 24m
Movie 2010

Heal

In the midst of the ongoing conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan, a gifted child makes an extraordinary effort for his people.

Biography

Fereshta Kazemi is an Afghan-American actress and filmmaker, born on June 10, 1979, in Kabul, Afghanistan. Her family fled the country during the Soviet invasion, living in Thailand before settling in the United States. She was raised in New York and the San Francisco Bay Area. Kazemi studied acting and writing at Marymount Manhattan College and earned a degree in Philosophy and Cultural Anthropology from the University of California, Davis. She later completed an MBA in Film Production from Chapman University. Her film credits include “Heal,” “The Icy Sun,” and “Targeting,” with work often focused on social issues and women’s rights.

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