Kiana Naghshineh is a German-Iranian director from Mannheim. During her studies at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg, she created several award-winning films and was nominated for the Student Academy Award, the Student BAFTA, and the Annie Award. As a freelancer, she works as an animation director and designer. In her own films, she uses the versatile possibilities of animation to express complex emotions and to approach heavy topics in a playful and accessible way. Motivated by this approach, she developed her new short film With Tapes and Toast in the car.