Nabat Shir is a director, writer, producer, actress, and entrepreneur from Turkmenistan, made history as the first filmmaker from her country to premiere a film in Los Angeles. Her award-winning short film The Window made its world premiere in October 2024 at two Hollywood festivals: the City of Angels Women's Film Festival and the 20th Annual LA Femme International Film Festival. She was honored to win the Best Female Director Award at the City of Angels Women’s Film Festival. 

          In her pursuit to expand the potential of cinema to craft a profoundly emotional experience for audiences and to explore the depths of the human experience, Nabat pushes the boundaries of film through a highly creative approach to storytelling. She experiments with visual aesthetics, sound design, performance, complex characters, and scripts that blend intellectual depth with poignant narratives. She experiments with visual aesthetics, sound design, performance, complex characters, and scripts that blend intellectual depth with poignant narratives.

          Nabat is also the first filmmaker from Turkmenistan to win the prestigious Fulbright Grant—an esteemed U.S. government program that has fostered mutual understanding through international exchange for over 75 years. She holds an MFA in Film and Television from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) and is an alumna of the Edmund S. Muskie Professional Fellowship Program.

          The "Mimi Meets Mio" Spec Ad, directed by Nabat for Mio (Kraft Heinz), won a Bronze Pencil at The One Club for Creativity’s Young Ones Awards in 2024. This prestigious award ceremony, held in New York City, widely recognized as one of the top student competitions in advertising and design.