Abuzar Soltani was born in 1982 Iran into a family of workers and artists. As a teenager, he learned photography, painting and calligraphy from his brothers. He is a public relations professional, who was involved in many social activities. With his then 7-year-old son, he was forced to leave his country three years ago due to his differing views on freedom of thought. They fled towards Europe, facing extremely difficult immigration procedures. During the journey he met Hassan Fazili, a filmmaker from Afghanistan, who taught him filmmaking. Today Abouzar and his now 10-year old son are detained in a so-called transit zone for asylum-seekers at the southern border of Hungary. The only filmmaking tool he has is his mobile phone. He made two short narrative films, featuring his son. His second film, Fish, was made in the transit zone. Abouzar gained his experience with making movies by shooting a number of documentaries. He has received multiple awards for his photography and painting art.