Farzin Kamalinia was born in 1977 in Tehran. He made his first short films in the mid-90th. He started to study film at Art University of Tehran in 2004. He has bachelor’s and master’s degree in film making and PhD in Art Studies. His thesis title is “Visual Structure and composition in film”. He made some short films and an experimental feature film (Paper Streets) before making "The widow in black" his last film.