Ana Lily Amirpour
| Ana Lily Amirpour | |
|---|---|
| Born | England, United Kingdom |
| Residence | Los Angeles |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter |
| Years active | 2009–present |
| Website | www |
Ana Lily Amirpour (Persian: آنا لیلی امیرپور; born 1980) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer and actor. She is best known for her feature film debut A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, a self-described "Iranian Vampire Spaghetti Western" that made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival in 2014, and which was based on a previous short film with the same title she wrote and directed that won Best Short Film at the 2012 Noor Iranian Film Festival.
Amirpour was born in England, and moved to Miami, Florida with her family when she was young. Her family then settled in Bakersfield, California, where she attended high school. Later, she attended San Francisco State University as an art major for her undergraduate degree, and then graduated from the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television. She has been making films since she was 12 years old.
Amirpour's feature directorial debut was A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), self-described as "the first Iranian vampire spaghetti western" and starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Dominic Rains, Mozhan Marnò and Rome Shadanloo. The film built up significant buzz when it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, eventually being picked up by Kino Lorber and distributed by VICE films. The film also won the "Revelations Prize" at the 2014 Deauville Film Festival and the Carnet Jove Jury Award, as well as the Citizen Kane Award for Best Directorial Revelation from the Sitges Film Festival. The film was also nominated for the Halekulani Golden Orchid award at the Hawaii International Film Festival.
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