Negar Azarbayjani was born in 1974. She has a BA degree in cinema from the Art University of Tehran-Iran. She also has an MA degree in visual media arts from Emerson College in Boston-US. She started her career in pictures by acting in a few television series and also worked as the assistant editor on the movie "Sheyda" (directed by Kamal Tabrizi). She also directed a number of Shorts and Animations in the US as well as in Iran. Facing Mirrors is her debut feature.
In 2017, she directs her second feature, Season of Nargues.