As a documentary filmmaker, her approach is intimate and observational, often using minimal narration to allow subjects to tell their own stories. Her documentaries explore themes such as memory, displacement, social change, and the intersection of art and politics. Pegah belongs to a generation of filmmakers and actors that emerged in the 1990s and 2000s—artists who grew up after the Revolution and navigated a film industry shaped by both censorship and creative ingenuity.
