Born in 1976 in Tehran, Vahid Jalilvand ( وحید جلیلوند ) is a graduate of Theater Directing from Tehran University. Jalilvand started his career as a theatre actor and made his stage debut when he was only 15. In 1996, he started working in the Iranian state TV channels as an editor and then as a TV director. Later on, he directed two home video series and made over 30 documentaries in social and industrial fields. WENDESDAY, MAY 9th was his debut feature film.