Biography: Sepi Mashiahof is a transfemme writer, director, and musician whose work explores the beauty and brutality of queer existence. Born in Tehran, Iran and raised in LA, she truly came of age in the underground music community in Oakland, where she directed DIY music videos before journeying into narrative short filmmaking with her “Ether Trilogy:” LOVE YOU FOREVER (2021), SMOOTH (2023), and HUMANS ARE SHAPES (2026).