I’m a London-based cinephile who fell in love with cinema long before making films. I transform stories, memories and moments of silence into films shaped by poetic realism and deep human connection.
Saba Ghasemi is an award-winning Iranian filmmaker based in London. A lifelong cinephile, she creates films inspired by intimate human emotions, memory, silence, and the poetry that lies hidden within everyday life. Trained in cinema and dramatic literature (BA & MA, Art University of Tehran) and with an MA in Film & TV Production from METFilm School London, she works across fiction and documentary, blending realism with visual storytelling and strong production design.
Ghasemi has written, directed and produced several independent short films, with projects made in both Tehran and the UK. Her work has screened internationally and earned festival recognition and awards. She has also worked as a scriptwriter assistant on an award-winning feature films and collaborated as a still photographer on feature films, television series and theatre shows. Additionally, she works professionally as a production and costume designer, as well as a script supervisor.
A truly independent filmmaker, Ghasemi continues to develop new films and visual projects, devoted to cinema as her lifelong language.
I made my first film at 17 using my family’s handycam. On my free days, I usually watch three feature films. I’m still obsessed with 35mm, celluloid textures, and the classic Hollywood cinema of the 1950s and 1960s.
I’m a London-based cinephile who fell in love with cinema long before making films. I transform stories, memories and moments of silence into films shaped by poetic realism and deep human connection.
