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Asghar Farhadi is an Iranian writer-director who won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film for both his 2011 feature A Separation and his 2016 feature The Salesman. He has also won a Golden Globe, a Cesar, the Golden Bear at the Berlinale and the Palme d&#8217;Or at Cannes, among many other accolades. His latest film, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Hero-Amir-Jadidi/dp/B09JR1ZZP3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">A Hero</a>, is out now in theaters and premieres on Prime Video on January 21. (Photo by Duchili.)

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Negin Farsad is a writer, filmmaker and comedian. She directed the documentaries The Muslims are Coming, about Muslim-American standup comedy, and Nerdcore Rising, on geeky hip-hop. On the small screen, she co-wrote and developed the MTV series Detox, wrote for the animated shows 1001 Nights and Class Parents, and produced, directed, wrote and performed in Comedy Central&#8217;s The Watch List. A 2013 TED Fellow and the inaugural YouTube Visionary Award winner, she was named one of the 50 Funniest Women by the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/03/09/52-female-comedians_n_833214.html#s250822&amp;title=Negin_Farsad">Huffington Post</a>. Read more at <a href="http://www.neginfarsad.com/">http://www.neginfarsad.com</a>.

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