Daniel Asadi Faezi studied documentary filmmaking at HFF Munich and at the National College of Arts in Lahore, Pakistan. He is a Berlinale Talents Alumni. His films have screened at numerous festivals including Berlinale, Locarno, Visions du Réel, International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam and DOK Leipzig. His current works co-directed with Mila Zhluktenko include Aralkum (Juryprize Visions du Réel) and waking up in silence (Juryprize Berlinale Generation KPlus). Currently they work on their debut feature film.