Tahmina Rafaella is an Azerbaijani filmmaker and actress. In 2015, she wrote and starred in “Inner City”, a feature film which was funded by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan. The film screened and competed at multiple film festivals internationally. Her directorial debut, “A Woman”, which she also wrote, produced and acted in, premiered at Palm Springs ShortFest. It won awards at numerous film festivals. “Banu” is her feature film directorial debut.