17 moments

1. Childhood move to Tehran

   1969-01-01 · Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

   After her first 20 days in Rasht, Satrapi moved with her family to Tehran, where she grew up and attended Razi High School. The source gives her age at relocation but not a calendar day; year-level precision is used.

2. Birth in Rasht

   1969-09-21 · Rasht, Gilan, Iran

   Satrapi was born in Rasht, Iran.

3. Arrival to study in Vienna

   1983-01-01 · Vienna, Austria

   At 14, Satrapi was sent to Austria and arrived in Vienna to attend the Lycée Français de Vienne. City coordinates are used because the source does not identify the contemporary school campus.

4. Return to Tehran for university

   1989-01-01 · Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

   Satrapi returned to Iran and attended Tehran University, earning a degree in visual communications. City coordinates represent Tehran University because the cited account does not identify a campus.

5. Move to Strasbourg for art study

   1994-01-01 · Strasbourg, Grand Est, France

   After leaving Iran, Satrapi moved to France and studied in Strasbourg. Settlement coordinates are used; the quoted source does not specify her school building.

6. Paris residence begins

   1997-01-01 · Paris, France

   Satrapi established her long-term home in Paris after her period of study in Strasbourg. City coordinates protect the privacy of her residence.

7. Persepolis screening at Cannes

   2007-05-23 · Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France

   

   Satrapi arrived for the Cannes screening of Persepolis, the animated feature she co-directed with Vincent Paronnaud.

8. Persepolis promotion in London

   2008-03-01 · London, England, United Kingdom

   

   Satrapi was interviewed in London while promoting the film version of Persepolis. The article is dated 28 March 2008, but does not state the interview day; month precision is used.

9. European Parliament election protest

   2009-06-01 · European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium

   Satrapi appeared with filmmaker Mohsen Makhmalbaf before Green Party members of the European Parliament to challenge Iran’s announced election results. The report was published 16 June 2009 and identifies the appearance as occurring that Monday; month precision is retained.

10. Cannes announcement of Chicken with Plums

    2010-05-01 · Palais des Festivals et des Congrès, Cannes, France

    

    At the Cannes Film Festival, Satrapi announced her planned film Chicken with Plums and discussed her earlier Cannes visit with Persepolis. The piece is dated 16 May 2010; it does not establish a single event day beyond the month.

11. Rome Film Festival presentation

    2012-11-16 · Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome, Italy

    Satrapi arrived to present La Bande des Jotas at the seventh Rome International Film Festival. The festival’s Auditorium Parco della Musica venue is used as the event-site coordinate.

12. Sundance London filmmakers photo call

    2014-04-24 · The Langham Hotel, London, England, United Kingdom

    Satrapi attended the filmmaker photo call during Sundance London while promoting The Voices.

13. Radioactive premiere at TIFF

    2019-09-14 · Roy Thomson Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

    Satrapi arrived for the Toronto International Film Festival premiere of her Marie Curie biopic Radioactive. Roy Thomson Hall is used as the documented TIFF world-premiere venue.

14. Woman, Life, Freedom artwork unveiling

    2023-03-01 · Région Île-de-France headquarters, Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France

    

    Satrapi went to the Île-de-France regional headquarters in Saint-Ouen to unveil artwork supporting Iranian women and youth. The French source specifies March but not a calendar day.

15. Interview at her Paris home

    2023-11-28 · Paris, France

    

    Satrapi hosted El País at her Paris home to discuss Woman, Life, Freedom and the Iranian protest movement. City coordinates protect the privacy of her home.

16. Recovery-clinic visit in Munich

    2026-04-01 · Munich, Bavaria, Germany

    Following her husband’s death, Satrapi visited a clinic in Munich while seeking recovery from severe depression. The clinic is unnamed, so city coordinates are used.

17. Death in Paris

    2026-06-03 · Paris, France

    

    Satrapi died in Paris at age 56. Contemporary reporting differed over 3 versus 4 June; the cited Wikipedia article states that her death certificate records 3 June 2026.