Habib Zargarpour graduated from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA with a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design with Distinction after receiving a Bachelor of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia. WebDirector | Taxi Jafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. 5570 S US Highway 17/92
She says no, Im going to do it my way. Badiyi was assistant director on the low-budget 1957 film The Delinquents, which marked Altman's feature film debut as a director and the cult classic horror film Carnival of Souls, made in 1962.[5]. I thought of how thats our identity in some ways, and it was blown up by my grandmother revealing this secret. This is a list of notable Iranian-Americans of all Iranian ethnic backgrounds, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants. At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. She makes a conscious decision to be a mother. But she has a choice. After graduation she moved to Berlin and studied acting. He lost his father at an early age and was raised by his beloved mother, whom he feels he got his strength from to make it in show biz. Robert Ravanshenas: Senior associate at Maven Ventures. Hossein labored away as actor/director with the legendary Theatre Grand Guignol in Montmartre, then spent several years on the "legitimate" stage. Guardians of the Galaxy. Photography, Videography, Video Conversion, Search Engine Optimization, Online Advertising, Dentists - www.IranianAmericanDentists.com, Attorneys - www.IranianAmericanAttorneys.com. Barbet Schroeder was born on August 26, 1941 in Tehran, Iran. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. 66. Perhaps his most famous work was crafting the title visualisation (i.e., the opening and closing credits) for the original Hawaii Five-O. With a low-budget film, Zandieh said the story was tailored for what she had, including cast. She travel around the world and she is fascinated by people. Dancing through the Iran-Iraq war when I was a little kid and we would go back and forth [between Iran and the U.S.] and smuggle tapes. Category:Iranian film directors - Wikipedia After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. Ehsan Saeedi & Danial Ehyaie: Founders of Gate Labs, the smart lock company. He is an actor, known for The Kite Runner (2007), Taste of Cherry (1997) and A Most Wanted Man (2014). He is married to Winnie Mokri. Ashe is an Iranian-American actress who speaks fluent Farsi and received a BFA in Acting from Boston University, with training from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts and UCB theater. The Most Visited Iranian-American Website, Dentists - www.IranianAmericanDentists.com, Attorneys - www.IranianAmericanAttorneys.com, Full Professional Profile including Photo, Website
Leila, of course, does not get pregnant on purpose. She began to participate in beauty pageant when she was one year old. To be an immigrant is to be a writer, according to Iranian-American director Maryam Keshavarz, because as immigrants you write your own story, you decide whats your narrative. Her latest feature, The Persian Version, explores that by tapping into one of the most complex narratives of all that of mother and daughter. WebThe data show that the Iranian American community is quite diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion and political affiliation. So you have your own world and you learn to be American through television. Its a pro-choice film in many ways. We always grew up with these big immigrant stories. Dubbed as "the man of a thousand faces," he garnered critical acclaim for his role "Abu Nazir" on the Emmy Award-winning series Homeland. About the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans - PAAIA WebThe Iranian Americans (26) 52min 2012 7+ Narrated by Martha Teichner, The Iranian Americans chronicles the underreported history of a diverse group of immigrants finding Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. Variety and the Flying V logos are trademarks of Variety Media, LLC. CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Niki Pezeshki: Investor at Felicis Ventures backing iconic companies. He is a producer and executive, known for Crash (2004), The Illusionist (2006) and Papa Hemingway in Cuba (2015). She attended Trinity High School and Southern Methodist University, studied opera and majored in English. Sort by: View: 10 names 1. WebThe Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is managed by a Board of Directors. Lotfi Mansouri (1929 ) is a Canadian theatrical director who directed the Canadian Opera Company He became interested in cinema in his teenage years and started his filmmaking education by joining the Youth Cinema Society of Esfahan in 1986 where he made 8mm and 16mm short films. WebIACC is thrilled to hereby announce the 2022 board of directors. It was freedom. Humor was the art of survival in my family. [1] He was invited by the United States Department of State to continue his studies in America after winning an international film award for Flood in Khuzestan. WebIranian American Attorney Directory www.IranianAmericanLawyers.com Please fill out the form below and follow the process online, OR call us at Toll Free 888.611.5478 , or email Our mission is providing and broadcasting the Iranian American events & community news, and promoting businesses. Lets take look at some of the most prominent founders, funders, and executives in tech of Iranian heritage. One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. Board of Directors | OIAC US Im so glad that their struggles and their voices are being heard and that we realize this is a reflection of the international struggle for women. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. WebDr. Kathreen Khavari is known for Avengers Assemble (2012), Big Little Lies (2017) and Insecure (2016). They want to extinguish joy and thats not possible. Chair, Georgetown Business for Impact Initiative, Program Manager, the Family Caregiver Alliance, Humanitarian Aid and Financing reform, International Rescue Committee. Born in Mashhad, Iran, Navid Negahban's passion for acting led him to Germany where he spent eight years before embarking on Hollywood. The fact that we say that we exist and that were full-fledged humans is itself a radical act. I think just even having this character in some ways folded in the immigrant story in a Muslim context, in a Shia context, is radical. Weve been vilified in Western media but we also come from a beautiful tradition of Iranian film. [2], Badiyi moved to the United States in 1955, in order to continue his film studies at Syracuse University. WebJafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. Trump had just been elected, the Muslim ban and immigrants were being so vilified. His quiet and composed A native of Valencia, CA, Nazanin Mandi Pimentel is a natural- Born Performer; Singing at age 5, Modeling at age 10, performing the Mozart Requiem at Carnegie Hall and acting at age 15. Pitts' first feature, Season Five (1997), premiered in the Venice Film Festival. Demonstrations erupted in Iran and across the world after a 22-year-old Kurdish woman named Mahsa Amini died in September after being arrested by Irans morality In the 1980s and 1990s, he directed episodes of Falcon Crest, Cagney and Lacey, Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, La Femme Nikita, Sliders and Baywatch and Early Edition. I think people are speaking their voice and its not just their story. [1] His parents were from Isfahan, Iran. In The Persian Version, Iranian-American Leila (Layla Mohammadi) boldly challenges labels that society tries to project upon her while balancing and embracing her opposing cultures. He graduated from the Academy of Drama in Iran. It was important for me to have this character. They reside side by side in the film. She has since gone on to co-star in sitcoms such as Mulaney (2014), Scream Queens (2015), People of Earth (2016), and New Girl Leyla--AKA Lucky #13 can be seen on several hit network shows, several upcoming motion picture releases, as well as a new nationally televised Budweiser commercial.As Brittany, "the girl on the go in the 310," Leyla Milani adds to her ever growing list of film credits, appearing in this highly Lanna Joffrey was born on September 9, 1977 in Iran. Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. Dominic Rains was born in Tehran, Iran. Athar GhassemiCultural Committee ChairView Bio, Mandana GhadamianNetworking Committee ChairView Bio, Radin AmoueiMembership Committee ChairView Bio, Our mailing address is:
Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. She is an actress, known for Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), Traveling Light (2021) and Blackstone (2023). For there to be LGBTQIA+ representation as well in an Iranian film is so refreshing. He was born in Tehran, with his parents having moved there from Tabriz. But at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, which concluded on Sunday, Iranian women's voices were heard. Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. But yeah, I started thinking about what it means to reinvent yourself. Ubers board of directors appointed Tehran-Born Dara Khosrowshahi as its new CEO after the controversies around its founder, Travis Kalanick. In the mid-1970s he received the Golden Ribbon of Art award from the reigning Shah of Iran. They have two children. Or simply an immigrant/first-gen one, even more so. Omid Nooshin was born on May 2, 1974. He began his career with still photography Of Iranian descent, he was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. He came to the United States in the mid '70s and joined the Persian Theater Group and traveled extensively through out the US, Anthony Azizi started his career many years ago, as a child, acting in plays for the Touchstone Theater run by Bill and Bridget George in Bethlehem, PA. As a kid growing up, I really wanted to see our great immigrant story. Its becoming an international story where people are stating that we are Iranian women too. Dr. Modjtahedi Scholarship Fund. Iranian American Business Directory She was previously married to James Rubin. Maziar Bahari is known for And Along Came a Spider (2003), To Light a Candle (2014) and The Voyage of the St. Louis (1995). More specifically, OIAC supports the 10-point plans by Mrs. Maryam Rajavi [5] for a democratic Iran that aligns with security for America and peace in the Middle East and beyond. He is a director and producer, known for Our Lady of the Assassins (2000), Murder by Numbers (2002) and Barfly (1987). The interview has been edited for length and clarity. His credits also include developing the opening montages for Mission: Impossible, Hawaii Five-O, Get Smart, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Partner at DCVC ($2Bn VC firm) and author of Super Founders. He is an actor and producer, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Burn Country (2016) and The Taqwacores (2010). But its a struggle theyve been going through for 40 years of this regime, and with a previous regime in different ways. He was born March 27th of Armenian parents in Tehran, Iran. To promote and strengthen the ties among Iranian-American business owners and professionals. WebThe IABA has grown to be the largest national organization of Iranian-American legal professionals, with multiple chapters nationwide, and continues to grow in other states. 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He is the writer Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. I think the struggle is really one of family and living up to your mothers expectations, especially, particularly when youre the only daughter. Amir Mokri was born in Iran. Maryam Ziaei & Shadi Saberi: Founders of iSono Health, backed by Ycombinator. A high-level Defense The family moved to Los Angeles in 1979, to escape the Iranian revolution. 2023 Variety Media, LLC. Like all of my films, women are always front and center. Ahead of Sara Zandieh's feature directorial debut, the Iranian-American director explains how 'A Simple Wedding' celebrates multiculturalism and feminism while His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). Although Marsh Mokhtari was born in the UK, his father's nautical career took him to Persia for his first six years. Sarah E. Aghassi, Esq. She speaks Persian, Turkish, German, English, Kurdish. I grew up in an insular community. WebDirectors 2006 Trita Parsi, President Djamshid Foroughi, Secretary Parissa Behnia Shahri Estakhry Hossein Hosseini Mohamad Navab Alex Patico, Treasurer Mojtaba Akbarzadeh Ali Dabiri Elahe Enssani Sean Murphy Source Emeritus Board members and former Executive Directors Dokhi Fassihian, August 2003-September 2005 NIAC Action is dedicated to building political power for the Iranian-American community to advance peace & diplomacy, secure equitable immigration policies, and protect the civil rights of all Americans. His 1999 first feature, 'The Child and The Soldier', has won several national and Kamal Mosaffa-ye Tabrizi is an Iranian film director. Rome is currently in Los Angeles and Mahsa Ahmadi is known for Bang Bang (2014), The Mandalorian (2019) and Z Nation (2014). He then spent the next 19 years in the UK. When I was thinking about making an immigrant story, I thought, you know whats so interesting? His second marriage was to actress and writer Barbara Turner; with whom he had one daughter, Mina. Staff & Board NIAC [3][4] Badiyi often worked with Robert Altman. He began his career with still photography Marziyeh Meshkini Born in 1969 in Tehran. Iranian Directors It really is our story. (Each sibling have a Actress | He is an independent director, writer and producer. Supported the Iran Nuclear Deal of 2015. He developed his knowledge of cinema by watching films at the theater where he worked as a boy, reading film criticism, and making relationships with leading film critics. Camera_department | I thought of doing something more autobiographical. WebThe National Iranian American Council (NIAC) is an advocacy group which claims to advocate for nonpartisan action on behalf of the Iranian-American community in domestic and foreign policy issues. Its a struggle to know what that means and thank God we have the ability to define what that means. Mosaffa's mother, Amir Banoo Karimi is also a leading scholar and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT) and the Homayoun Ershadi was born in 1947 in Isfahan, Iran. His father, Levon was born in Lebanon and raised in Iran where he met his wife Anna, born in Babol, Iran. Previously youngest employee at Google. After making a few short films, working as an assistant in the cinema, and editing a few films and serials, He made His first Naser Taghvai is an Iranian film director and screenwriter. Of course that comes with expectations for what that life should be. and then went on to get a masters degree in management from U.D. Parsa Saljoughian: Vice President at Institutional Venture Partners. Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. Iran can now make nuke material in 12 days, Pentagon says She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film school for 8 years. I worked with them and I did a ton of rewriting for them, especially for Houshang, the father. Iranian American At the age of eight, she played in "The Cyclist" directed by her father, Mohsen Makhmalbaf the celebrated Iranian filmmaker.At the age of 17, she directed her first feature titled "The Apple" and She went on to become the youngest Ramin Bahrani was born on March 20, 1975 in North Carolina, USA. An award-winning international film actress and producer, Saye has been in over 34 films and Mania Akbari was born in 1974 in Tehran, Iran. [1] He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in filmmaking. Mahyar Salek & Mahdokht Masaeli: Founders of Deep Cell, a prenatal testing biotech company. He graduated from Madison West High School and was a city boys high school tennis champion. Inspired by their mothers stories, how 3 Iranian film directors at 'Persian Version' Director On Creating 'Great Immigrant Story' for