Biography

Narges Abyar (Persian: نرگس آبیار, also romanized as Narges Ābyār; born 8 August 1970) is an Iranian film director, author, and screenwriter, best known for directing Track 143, Breath, and When the Moon Was Full. The film Track 143 is adapted from Abyar's novel titled The Third Eye narrating the story of a woman and her son during the time of war. Her films sensitively picture the sufferings of women and children caused by the society, war or radicalism.

Narges Abyar graduated in Persian literature; she started writing books in 1997. So far, she has written over thirty story and fiction books for children, young adults, and adults. Abyar graduated in Persian literature; she has written several story and fiction books for children, young adults, and adults.

She began her directing career with the film Objects in Mirror Are Closer than They Appear in 2005 and some short films and documentaries, most of them about the Iran–Iraq War.

Although she has written four drama films, she has also made several short and feature-length documentaries since 2005. Her first experience in fiction was “The Kind Dead-End,”; the winner of the best short film of the Setayesh Festival and in several international festivals were also presented for the competition section.