Steffi Niederzoll is a German filmmaker, artist and writer. She studied audiovisual media at the Academy of Media Art in Cologne and directing at the Escuela de Cine y Televisión in Cuba. She has participated in prestigious directing masterclasses and was a scholarship holder at the Tarabya Cultural Academy in Turkey.
Her debut documentary "Seven Winters in Tehran" premiered at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film was screened at numerous prestigious festivals around the world and won multiple awards, including the Compass Perspective Award, the Berlinale Peace Prize and the German Film Award for Best Documentary. In addition to her work as a filmmaker, Niederzoll has co-authored the book "Wie man ein Schmetterling wird" (How to Become a Butterfly) with Shole Pakravan, published by Berlin Verlag, furthering her commitment to stories of resilience and human rights.