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Born in San Francisco in 1984, Golnaz graduated from Azadegan Art School in Tehran, in 2002, majoring in graphic design and analog photography. After completing her studies at Saddleback Community College, where she majored in Theatre, Golnaz was one of the 15 students that admitted into UCLA TFT program in 2004. She received her BA degree in Film, Television and Media from the University of California, Los Angeles and graduated in 2006. A full tuition scholarship was given to Golnaz from the Magic of Persia Foundation in London. Golnaz received her Master of Arts degree in Directing and Producing from the London Film School and graduated in 2015. David Lynch picked Golnaz and her short film "Avo" as the winner of The Short Film Competition for the David Lynch MFA in Film program 2016. Golnaz was granted a full academic tuition scholarship. She graduated from Maharishi International University with a Master of Fine Arts degree in 2018.