Soudabeh Babagap

Soudabeh Babagap (Persian: سودابه باباگپ; also transliterated as Sudabe Babagap) is an Iranian documentary filmmaker, poet, and painter. She is best known for her 25-minute documentary film Noah's Ark which won Grand Prix of the Belgrade Documentary Festival,^[1][2] was shown at many festivals such as Yamagata,^[3][4] Russian Golden Night,^[5] and Sheffield.^[6] Babagap's poems are included in some anthologies of poets from Iran and are translated in English.^[7][8] She is also a guest lecturer in some European universities and cultural institutes, discussing Iranian documentary cinema and prominent documentary filmmakers.^{[9][10][11][12][13]}