Narges Abyar (born 1970 in Tehran, Iran) is an Iranian author, film director and screenwriter best known for directing a famous film named Trench 143. The film is adapted from Abyar’s novel titled The Third Eye that narrates a story of a woman and her son during Iran’s sacred defense.
Abyar graduated in Persian literature; she has written several story and fiction books for children, young adults and also 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 are about the Iran–Iraq War.
Personal life
Abyar is the wife of Mohammad Hosein Ghasemi the producer of cinema.
Filmography
- Trench 143
- Objects in mirror are closer than they appear
- Nafas
Documentaries
- Kind dead end
- The end day
- One day after the 10th day
Books
She started writing books in 1997, So far she has written 30 story and fiction books, most of them are about Iran-Iraq war but neither of them has translated to English.
- The Third Eye
Awards
She has received ‘Night of the Full Moon’ winning as many as six main awards and two awards from Fajr International Film Festival for Trench 143 and she has also received several national awards. Her movie won Audience Award for Best Film at annual Reel Sydney Festival of World Cinema. Trench 143 premiered at Iran’s 2014 Fajr International Film Festival and garnered rave reviews by critics and audience. Her film invited to Los Angeles film festival,too. Abyar has received some prizes for her books and documentaries.