All Rights Reserved. The son of orchestra conductor Andr Hossein, Paris-born Robert Hossein was trained at Ren Simon's acting school. He has been married to Bulle Ogier since April 1991. Its a struggle. It was important for me that she [Leila] doesnt reject her culture and she doesnt reject her identity because of her queer identity. Bahar Soomekh was born on March 30, 1975 in Tehran, Iran, to a Persian Jewish family. Kaweh Modiri (1982) is a Dutch writer/ director of Iranian descent. Perhaps his most famous work was crafting the title visualisation (i.e., the opening and closing credits) for the original Hawaii Five-O. I just felt like I needed to release this story into the world, Zandieh said. I thought of the secret that did happen with my father. 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. He is married to Marianne Khondji. I think thats a difference in the two different cultures. 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 Hossein labored away as actor/director with the legendary Theatre Grand Guignol in Montmartre, then spent several years on the "legitimate" stage. WebMajid Sadeghpour is currently the Political Director of the organization. Her collaborative fiction with artist Shirin Neshat was featured in "Reflections on Islamic Art" and her documentary, "The Troupe", featured Tony Kushner. Lets take look at some of the most prominent founders, funders, and executives in tech of Iranian heritage. WebThe Iranian American Society (IAS) is managed by an annually elected board of directors. 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. I think the struggle is really one of family and living up to your mothers expectations, especially, particularly when youre the only daughter. Nasim Pedrad (born November 18, 1981) is an American actress and comedian best known for her five seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975) from 2009 to 2014. Board Chair Attorney, Venable LLP NIAC Action is Lotfi Mansouri (1929 ) is a Canadian theatrical director who directed the Canadian Opera Company He graduated from university with a degree in fine arts before starting work as a graphic designer. Her father, Professor David Stronach, was a notable expert on Persian antiquities. He then studied Radio, Television, & Journalism at the University of Missouri Columbia. He began his career with still photography Of Iranian descent, he was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. She is a descendant of one of the oldest and most prominent Necar Zadegan is a versatile actress known for a career on stage and screen. He graduated from Madison West High School and was a city boys high school tennis champion. What of your own life did you draw inspiration from for this film? IranianHotline.com is the only credible Iranian-American Information & Connection Center online, since 2003. Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. This brings our total to 369 scholarships awarded to date. Her parents were Ulf Bjrlin (a Swedish conductor and composer, known to be the world's most active opera composer during the 20th century) and Fary Bjorlin. In 2005 she attended in Los Angeles the Master Class with MK Lewis. He also directed the definitive "fashion show" sequence of the third season of the popular Doris Day Show. Ben Nader: Founder/CEO Butterfleye, a security solutions company with $4M+ in funding. These are some of the best Iranian directors in the history of the world, so if you're a native of Iran and an aspiring director then these are people you should look up to. She sang soprano with the Voices of Shiva Negar is a Canadian Actress, Model, and Producer, who rose to prominence starring as Annika Ogden in CBS Films/Lionsgate Blockbuster Movie "American Assassin" and made the short list of Variety Magazine's "10 Canadians to watch".Shiva can be seen on numerous Films and Network Television shows Taies Farzan was born in Tehran, Iran. The Most Visited Iranian-American Website, Dentists - www.IranianAmericanDentists.com, Attorneys - www.IranianAmericanAttorneys.com, Full Professional Profile including Photo, Website Nousha falls fast when she meets Alex, an artist, activist and DJ living in an old warehouse. Navid Navid is an award winning Iranian-German actor and director. Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. So you have your own world and you learn to be American through television. Soruosh Salehian: Co-Founder/CEO of Aeva. There were lowlights, as well, including directing the unsold pilot for Inside O.U.T., starring up-and-coming actress Farrah Fawcett and a chimp for Screen Gems in 1971. 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. 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. All Board members 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]. When her family reunites for her fathers heart transplant, secrets and scandals are revealed that shed light on how Leila and her mother Shirin (Niousha Noor), with whom she has a complicated relationship, could be more alike than she realizes. He recently starred in the Netflix Global drama The Letter for the King (2020) as Sir Fantumar and the HBO/BBC series His Dark Materials (2019). He started acting in amateur theater groups at the age of fourteen. The film was finally produced by Mainstay Entertainment and made its world premiere at the L.A. Film Festival in 2018. Many Iranian-Americans have founded, invested in, or reached the top ranks of some of the most prominent Silicon Valley companies. I just really felt like I never saw anything that represented us. He was born in Tehran, with his parents having moved there from Tabriz. She is an actress, known for Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), Traveling Light (2021) and Blackstone (2023). Marie Selva was born in Paris to an Iranian Mother and French/Spanish Father.She is an artist, film director who studied at the film school of cinema in Paris, France. Camera_department | Dara Khosrowshahi is not the only Iranian-American executive in tech. Amir Naderi is one of the most influential figures of 20th century Persian cinema. Ahead of Sara Zandieh's feature directorial debut, the Iranian-American director explains how 'A Simple Wedding' celebrates multiculturalism and feminism while He was born March 27th of Armenian parents in Tehran, Iran. * Shahri Estakhry* Nadia Farjood, Esq. After two years of college in Massachusetts, Shaun transferred to USC where he graduated.Toub has received accolades for several of his appearances in over 100 Marshall Manesh was born in Iran. From panning shots of ghormeh sabzi and saffron rice, to the setting up of a sofreh aghd (traditional Persian wedding spread), to a heart-to-heart conversation between a granddaughter and grandmother about following ones heart, Zandieh feels she accomplished her goal to humanize an Iranian Muslim family while also bringing to life the diversity of love. Born in 1973, Majid Barzegar has been a major force behind the development and production of a great number of Iranian independent short and feature films, most of which have been awarded and showcased at prestigious international film festivals including Berlinale, San Sebastian, Rotterdam, So Tell us what you think about this feature. All Rights Reserved. Badiyi set a Directors Guild of America record for directing the most hours of episodic series television ever.[3]. At a time when Iran is experiencing so much pain and conflict, especially the women of Iran, this was a beautiful film to watch. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. She was forced to get married. Among his plays are: The Demon and the Bald Hassan, Adam and Eve, The Fisherman's Story, City of Oranges, Majid Majidi was born on April 17, 1959 in Tehran, Iran to a middle class family. WebPages in category "Iranian film directors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 279 total. But at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT, which concluded on Sunday, Iranian women's voices were heard. Up until I was shooting, I was rewriting, honestly. Tell us what you think about this feature. She was cast in the film House of Sand and Fog in 2003 and in the Lifetime series, State Marjan Neshat was born on October 10, 1975 in Tehran, Iran. Robert Ravanshenas: Senior associate at Maven Ventures. She travel around the world and she is fascinated by people. She attended UCLA Garen Petrossian is an actor known for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job and I don't Clean(2009), Expendible (2008), The Hurricane in the Rosegarden (2007).Growing up he wanted to follow in his father's footstep and be a Civil Engineer which he did and received a degree in Bachelor of Science Maz Jobrani was born on February 26, 1972 in Tehran, Iran. Noushas mother, Ziba (Shohreh Aghdashloo), explains that it is a poem written in Farsi by the 14th-century Persian poet Hafez as she declares, the greatest poet of all time. The stanza reads, Long live love, for I have not heard a more merrier word than love.. Her siblings are Katja, Kaj, Kamilla, Ulf Jr and Jean Paul. WebThe Board of Directors of the Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is grateful to all who have supported this Scholarship Fund for the past 22 years. It got us through war, immigration, language barriers, and social exclusion, she said. She has a sister, Saba Soomekh. Ghaffari's debut novel "To Keep The Sun Alive" was selected for the Indie Next List and Samira was born in Los Angeles, California. Rome Shadanloo was born In Tehran, Iran and grew up in Los Angeles, California.She has appeared on several notable shows and the independent instant classic "A Girl Walks Home At Night". So much of the film is about pop culture and connectivity. Sarah E. Aghassi, Esq. [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. Shohreh Aghdashloo was born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar on May 11, 1952 in Tehran, Iran. 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. It was a sense of safety and joy. I have a daughter who is 11 now. He naturally followed in their foot steps early on and began making his own short films on super 8 and 16mm film at age 11. in Texas. Its a struggle to know what that means and thank God we have the ability to define what that means. Although Marsh Mokhtari was born in the UK, his father's nautical career took him to Persia for his first six years. He is the writer Mosaffa was born in Tehran, Iran. In films from 1955's Rififi (Rififi ( Anice Alvina was born on January 28, 1953 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France. My familys interesting because half of my brothers are born in Iran and half of us are born here. She was previously married to Reza. Rome is currently in Los Angeles and Mahsa Ahmadi is known for Bang Bang (2014), The Mandalorian (2019) and Z Nation (2014). An actor and stand up comedian, born in London to Iranian parents of the Baha'i faith. Ive always written from the womens perspective and I like to say the men in the film are a chorus, as they should be. Dr. Pooyan But also another thing is we have this idea that motherhood is innate in us and that were born into motherhood. I am happy to call many of these people my friends and mentors. Also, I have not included some very prominent scientists like Dr. Firouz Naderi, Dr. Nader Engheta, etc. Iranian-Americans in Silicon Valley are Getting More Powerful He became a full-time artist in Germany where he Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. WebThe National Iranian American Council is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening the voice of Iranian Americans and promoting greater understanding By this marriage to Turner he was the stepfather of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh and Carrie Morrow. She attended a Sarah Shahi was born Aahoo Jahansouzshahi in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father and Spanish-Iranian mother. He was raised in Manchester, England. Iranian Hotline is a non-religious and non-political Iranian-American Resource Guide. All Rights Reserved. She is half-Scottish (father) and half-Israeli (mother). An American of Irish and Iranian decent, she was raised in Iran until the age of ten when she and her family were forced to escape to Paris, then to Los Angeles.She began her stage career at 15 at several theaters in Santa Monica. Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. His father, Mozaher Mosaffa is a renowned Persian poet and professor of Persian literature at the University of Tehran (UT). This film is based on my family. IACC proudly announces the winners of the 2022 scholarship program as follows: Among its services to the Iranian-American community, the IACC is proud to have a college scholarship program. She then lucked out with Aghdashloo and Touzie, as she had always pictured Noushas parents as the two prominent Iranian actors. In the mid-1970s he received the Golden Ribbon of Art award from the reigning Shah of Iran. The mother of the story [Shirin] never had a choice. Of course, it makes sense. She says no, Im going to do it my way. It looks like a Hollywood movie, but it was made outside of Hollywood.. You know, the film ends with the Persian version of Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Its sung by the mother, played by Niousha Noor. At 14 he moved to Switzerland and then to New Hampshire. A Perrier Award nominee in Darius Khondji was born on October 21, 1955 in Tehran, Iran. She was recently Narges Rashidi was born in Iran, settled in 1987 with her family at first in Turkey and a year later to Germany. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. A high-level Defense The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Like all of my films, women are always front and center. Mahbod Moghadam: Founder of Everpedia, a next-gen encyclopedia. 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. Parsa Saljoughian: Vice President at Institutional Venture Partners. Founder of the cybersafety organizations WiredSafety, StopCyberbullying and the consulting firm, WiredTrust My cousins were so much braver than me. The close-knit community of Iranian-Americans and the high value of education in the Iranian culture and families is one of the reasons our community is getting more powerful day by day. So I felt like that should be the heart of it. In 2017 she moved to Boston to finish her Holistic Psychology Degree. 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. Kamal Tabrizi graduated from Tehran University of Art at Faculty of Cinema and Theater. WebThe Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is managed by a Board of Directors. Mehdi Samadi: Founder of Solvvy, an AI-based CRM company which was featured in WSJ, etc. Her first film 'The Day I Became a Woman", (a 3-episode story) attended the Critics Week category in Venice International Film Reza Mirkarimi was born in 1967 in Tehran and graduated from the Fine Arts University in Graphic Arts. WebThe Iranian American Medical Association is a non-profit, professional association dedicated to promoting education, health, communication and research in medical 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. After early experiences as a story writer, he began filming documentaries in 1967. Yes, Scream VI Marketing Is Behind the Creepy Ghostface Sightings Causing Scares Across the U.S. David Oyelowo, Taylor Sheridan's 'Bass Reeves' Series at Paramount+ Casts King Richard Star Demi Singleton (EXCLUSIVE), Star Trek: Discovery to End With Season 5, Paramount+ Pushes Premiere to 2024. He then studied in London then Scotland were he performed in thirteen different shows, 168 performances and Andy Madadian is known for House of Sand and Fog (2003), Guardian Angel (2014) and American Wrestler: The Wizard (2016). I dont know how to write anything else. Previously founded Genius. Dominic Rains was born in Tehran, Iran. His debut feature film debut "Bodkin Ras" had it's world premiere at International Film Festival Rotterdam 2016 and Hossein Amini was born in Iran, and when he was 11 years old, he and his family moved to England. I wanted it to feel as natural and as grounded as possible., Zandieh wanted to represent Iranians the way she knows them and their culture as fun-loving, kind and adaptable. With Iran constantly in the political crosshairs, be it this administration or ones prior, Zandieh said, our wonderful culture gets buried under politics.. Amir Mokri was born in Iran. Planning, organization and review of current projects are discussed during monthly Nicole, the daughter of two prominent Iranian-American journalists, Nader Sadighi and Shahla Arasteh, grew up in London, England.She has worked with Producer Georgia Masters (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) whom she'd worked with previously on the BAFTA nominated 'One Night Stand' starring Catherine was born in London, but she moved to California with her Iranian mother at the age of two. He also composed Clash of the Titans, A Wrinkle in Time, Pacific Rim, Westworld, Gears of War 4 and 5, Medal of Honor, Open Abbas Kiarostami was born in Tehran, Iran, in 1940. He also started writing and staging his own plays at the age of eight for school and other public venues. The application deadline to take advantage of this opportunity isAugust1st, and is fast approaching. WebIranian American Business Directory Search for a Business Join Iranian American Business Directory A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Accountants Adult Day Care The list of successful Iranian-Americans in Silicon Valley is definitely much larger than the above and I have for sure missed some prominent names in this list. Sheila is an actor, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Argo (2012) and We the Animals (2018). He died on January 15, 2018 in London, England, UK. Parry Aftab, Internet privacy and security lawyer, considered one of the founders of cyberlaw. The family moved to Los Angeles in 1979, to escape the Iranian revolution. It was not just a tape. I worked with them and I did a ton of rewriting for them, especially for Houshang, the father. He began his career with still photography Marziyeh Meshkini Born in 1969 in Tehran. He is an actor and writer, known for Friday After Next (2002), Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero (2016) and Dragonfly (2002). Kathreen Khavari is known for Avengers Assemble (2012), Big Little Lies (2017) and Insecure (2016). Sheila Vand was born in Los Angeles, California, USA. So even that experience is a very split one. Sort by: View: 10 names 1. I grew up in an insular community. I think thats so beautiful. She is an actress, known for The Kite Runner (2007), Eyes (2005) and The Florist (2004). His 1999 first feature, 'The Child and The Soldier', has won several national and Kamal Mosaffa-ye Tabrizi is an Iranian film director. 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. The Iranian Revolution thwarted him out of Iran and into the neon lights of the West. The mythology is that you just know and that is not always the case for everybody. Well, heres the thing. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Amour (2012), Se7en (1995) and Delicatessen (1991). This was an independent film made outside the Hollywood system with private equity, Zandieh said. Actress | He became well known when in 1969 he directed his second film, Gheisar (1969), which was considered a turning point in the Iranian cinema; he depicted the ethics and morals of the romanticized poor working class of the Croesus' Treasure (1965) genre Bahman Ghobadi was born in 1969 in Baneh, in the province of Iranian Kurdistan, near the Iran-Iraq border. He worked with the Audio Visual Department in Tehran, (Honarhayeh Zeeba), and completed 24 documentary films, prior to leaving the country.