Ana Lily Amirpour

ANA LILY AMIRPOUR

She is an American director, screenwriter, and actress of Iranian origin.

She was born July 15, 1976, in Margate, Kent, UK.

As a child moved with her family to the US. From the age of 12 she made parodies for commercials and her own short films. Graduated from California State University, San Francisco and UCLA film school.

Her feature directorial debut was the vampire spaghetti western The Girl Comes Home Alone at Night (2014, scriptwriter, actress). As a director, she has worked on select episodes of the popular series "Legion" (2018) and "Castle Rock" (2018).

PRIZES AND AWARDS

Gotham Award (USA):

2014 - Bingham Ray Award ("A Girl Comes Home Alone at Night")

Sijes Film Festival, Catalonia:

2014 - Citizen Kane Award - for best directorial opening ("The Girl Comes Home Alone at Night")

Bucharest Film Festival:

2015 - Special Mention ("The Girl Returns Home Alone at Night")

Venice Film Festival:

2015 - Special Jury Prize ("Bad Party")