Ghazaleh Golbakhsh is an Iranian-New Zealand writer, filmmaker and Fulbright scholar based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. She has made various award-winning short films and her writing has appeared in publications like The Spinoff and Villainesse. She is currently undertaking her PhD with creative practice at the University of Auckland and developing her first feature film with the New Zealand Film Commission and Miss Conception Films.

Instagram: @ghazalehgol
Twitter: @baronessghaz

Photo by Andi Crown

Verb Festival 2020 appearances:
1.30pm, Nov 7: The Girl from Revolution Road: Ghazaleh Golbakhsh
6pm, Nov 7: My Personal Library
8.30pm, Nov 7: Writing from the Diaspora