Massoud Bakhshi was born and lives in Tehran. Between 1990 and 1998 he has worked as a film critic, scriptwriter and producer.
He has made ten documentaries and one short film, which have received many prizes.
His first feature film, A RESPECTABLE FAMILY, was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes Film Festival in 2012.
YALDA is his second feature film.