Jamshid Golmakani was born in 1957 in Iran. From 1977 to 1981 he worked as photo-journalist for the reports and politics section of the Iranian daily "Ayandegan" and for the monthly "Jahangard". In 1982, like hundreds of thousands of Iranians, he fled his country and fund him in France and continued his studies, obtaining in 1998 a Doctorate in Cinema and Television at the Sorbonne University. Simultaneously with his academic work, he directed documentaries for French television. His films are marked by a view from the inside as well as concrete information on the subjects they deal with.