Maryam Moghaddam was born in Tehran. She is an actress, screenwriter and director. She graduated from the Performing Arts School of Gothenburg, Sweden and has performed in various Swedish theatres and has starred in Iranian films such as Jafar Panahi and Kambuzia Partovi’s Closed Cur-Tain (2013), which won a Silver Bear at the 63rd Berlinale. Behtash Sanaeeha was born in Shiraz. After completing his degree in architecture, he began writing scripts and directing short films, documentaries, and commercials. His first feature film Risk Of Acid Rain (2015) was screened at more than thirty international festivals. Behtash and Maryam began their collaboration by co-writing the feature film Risk Of Acid Rain (2015). Their film Ballad Of A White Cow premiered in Competition at Berlinale 2021. The film was sold by TOTEM FILMS to more than forty key distributors and screened at A-list festivals around the world.