Born in 1982 in Tehran, Morteza-Ali AbbasMirzaie is a graduate of Film Directing (BA). He has been active as director of short films – including A SECOND JOB, A BENCH, MOTHER, THE DICTATOR, KHASAN, AN ETERNAL NEVER-ENDING RELATIONSHIP, A GIFT, TO TOAST TO WOMEN, WE NEVER FORGET ONCE THERE WERE A WAR, MADE IN IRAN, THE CEASEFIRE, TOMORROW AT 8 O'CLOCK, EPIC TREES, etc. – and documentaries – including THE SIGN, THE GENERAL, A LETTER TO MY MOM, etc. ISOLATION is his debut feature film.