Education
Derakhshan started his education in Nikan School in Tehran. He has a bachelor degree in sociology from Shahid Beheshti University in Tehran. He spent time studying sociology at the University of Toronto. He holds a Masters degree (MA) in Film and Media Studies from SOAS, University of London, 2008.
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