Born in Tehran, Iran in 1982, he studied film in Italy and is an alumnus of the 2013 Berlinale Talent Campus. His short films have screened at over 600 film festivals around the world including Sundance, London and Melbourne, and won more than 150 international awards. His feature film Disappearance was developed at the Cinéfondation La Résidence of the Cannes International Film Festival. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
