When you become an immigrant, you write your own story, you decide whats your narrative. 5570 S US Highway 17/92 He was a writer and director, known for Last Passenger (2013), Kill Switch (2017) and Invade. She travel around the world and she is fascinated by people. WebSAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children She was previously married to Reza. She was forced into leaving school. Our mission is providing and broadcasting the Iranian American events & community news, and promoting businesses. She is a former NFL cheerleader and a descendant of a 19th-century Persian Shah. Before awkward questions and heated comments commence, Alexs mother, Maggie (Rita Wilson), asks about the beautiful calligraphy framed on the wall. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter, Zandieh says her feature directorial debut aimed to show the different ways love can exist.A Simple Wedding, in select U.S. theaters and on VOD this Valentines Day, includes plenty of examples. I dont know how to write anything else. 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]. They have two children. Rasoulof started his filmmaking with documentaries and short films. All Rights Reserved. To represent the Iranian-American community before the elected governmental officials. Lotfi Mansouri (1929 ) is a Canadian theatrical director who directed the Canadian Opera Company He received his Bachelors in Theater from University of Tehran's School of Bahram Beizai started skipping school from around the age of 17 in order to go to movies which were becoming popular in Iran at a rapid pace. How an Iranian-American Rom-Com Is Celebrating Different Ways [3][4] Badiyi often worked with Robert Altman. Its a pro-choice film in many ways. Kathreen Khavari is known for Avengers Assemble (2012), Big Little Lies (2017) and Insecure (2016). He is an actor and producer, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Burn Country (2016) and The Taqwacores (2010). She studied Cinema in Makhmalbaf Film school for 8 years. So you have your own world and you learn to be American through television. All Rights Reserved. WebJafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. National Iranian American Council (NIAC She is a writer and director, known for Last Night (2010), The Jacket (2005) and The Adults. Adjunct Professor at Stanford. Daniel Ahmadizadeh: A recent YCombinator backed company building a product for real estate agents which has raised over $3M in venture capital. 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. Sarah E. Aghassi, Esq. Kaweh Modiri (1982) is a Dutch writer/ director of Iranian descent. The relationship between the Iranian American population and the surrounding population since the 1979 revolution appears to be one characterized by fear and prejudice on the one side, and by anger and sadness on the other. Reza Badiyi - Wikipedia A high-level Defense Yara Shahidi was born on February 10, 2000 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. The IASF Board meets to plan and review the needs of the organization. All Rights Reserved. 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. Every film Ive ever made is about the resilience of women in difficult situations, be it patriarchal societies or governments that are not sympathetic to their situation. They want to extinguish joy and thats not possible. My familys interesting because half of my brothers are born in Iran and half of us are born here. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. I thought of how thats our identity in some ways, and it was blown up by my grandmother revealing this secret. Trump had just been elected, the Muslim ban and immigrants were being so vilified. About the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans - PAAIA Bahar Soomekh was born on March 30, 1975 in Tehran, Iran, to a Persian Jewish family. She was previously married to Reza. When I was thinking about making an immigrant story, I thought, you know whats so interesting? 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.. For instance, Noushas character was initially more timid; after casting Grammy, Zandieh restructured the character to match her actors rambunctious personality Celine Dion impersonations and all. Samira Khazai; Farnaz Amir Khalighi was born in Tehran Iran. Inspired by their mothers stories, how 3 Iranian film directors at Camera_department | [citation needed], Badiyi moved to Kansas to work for Calvin Co., an industrial film production company. WebThe data show that the Iranian American community is quite diverse in terms of ethnicity, religion and political affiliation. Shohreh Aghdashloo was born Shohreh Vaziri-Tabar on May 11, 1952 in Tehran, Iran. Dr. Modjtahedi Scholarship Fund. The TV movie covered the murder of Sean Devereux, an aid worker who was murdered in Reza Badiyi was born on April 17, 1929 in Arak, Iran. But also another thing is we have this idea that motherhood is innate in us and that were born into motherhood. We collaborated, and he was like, I feel like my character would want to do this. I rewrote a lot for the parents. * Shahri Estakhry* Nadia Farjood, Esq. Reza Zadeh: Founder of Matroid, a computer vision company. She is a director and writer, known for 20 Fingers (2004), One 2 One (2011) and 10 + 4 (Dah be alaveh chahar) (2007). Naser Taghvai was born in Abadan, Iran. [4] OIAC does not support a foreign war, nor does it support an appeasement policy towards Iran. Amir Naderi is one of the most influential figures of 20th century Persian cinema. About Us - iranianamericansociety.com She was previously married to James Rubin. [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. His father, Levon was born in Lebanon and raised in Iran where he met his wife Anna, born in Babol, Iran. His Mohammad Rasoulof was born in Shiraz, Iran in 1972. Its about expectations or projections, all the things we didnt get to do or wish we had done, we project onto the next generation. By this marriage to Turner he was the stepfather of actress Jennifer Jason Leigh and Carrie Morrow. This was an independent film made outside the Hollywood system with private equity, Zandieh said. All Rights Reserved. She says no, Im going to do it my way. 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. But she has a choice. Ben Nader: Founder/CEO Butterfleye, a security solutions company with $4M+ in funding. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. and raised $4.5M. She is the daughter of Manijeh and Hamid Soomekh, who owned a women's high fashion company. Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei. WebThe Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is managed by a Board of Directors. SAYE YABANDEH is an Iranian-born Hollywood actress focused on using her platform to bring awareness to global issues and to give back to refugees and underserved children and families around the world. IranianHotline.com is the only credible Iranian-American Information & Connection Center online, since 2003. 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. Partner at DCVC ($2Bn VC firm) and author of Super Founders. Pitts' first feature, Season Five (1997), premiered in the Venice Film Festival. Padideh Kamali-Zare and Kaveh Vejdani: founded Darmiyan, a YC-backed software platform to detect Alzheimers disease. 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. I wanted something from our perspective of going back and forth, of being bicultural. He, Maziar Miri, was born on 1 February 1974 in Darband neighborhood in Tehran.He graduated in Film Editing, and started working in Editing Dept of Channel 2 IRIB in 1995. 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). She was born in Dubai, United Arab Emirates to Iranian parents and later moved to Canada. Since then, he has been inspired to make movies. WebThe Iranian-American Scholarship Fund (IASF) is managed by a Board of Directors. In addition to his work in films, television, radio and theater, Behrouz' performances have earned him recognition at several Sayeed Shahidi was born on February 14, 2003 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. Iranian, Persian Professional and Cultural Organizations The Most Visited Iranian-American Website Please fill out the form below and follow the process online, OR call us at Toll Free 888.611.5478 , or email us at info@IranianHotline.com Annual Directory Listing His cinema activities began in 1987 with a series of shorts followed by two TV series aimed at young people. I think thats so beautiful. He is a cinematographer and writer, known for Man of Steel (2013), Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014) and Lord of War (2005). He graduated from the College of Dramatic Arts and began his professional career as a writer of short TV screenplays and also as a playwright. He made his debut, Tranquility in the Presence of Others, in 1970 and gained the attention of Iranian critics. Planning, organization and review of current projects are discussed during monthly NIAC is steered by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of leaders from across our community. Babak Karimi was born on March 22, 1960 in Prague, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. 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. Navid Navid is an award winning Iranian-German actor and director. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. He was honored by the Directors Guild of America for directing over 400 hours of television. 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 She is an actress, known for Alarm fr Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei (1996), Traveling Light (2021) and Blackstone (2023). We all turn to ritual, we all want to celebrate, we all want to love.. I moved to L.A. and was like, I really think this story is worthwhile. Dara Khosrowshahi is not the only Iranian-American executive in tech. Amir Mokri was born in Iran. They reside side by side in the film. In 2007 she received the award for Best Young Actress at the Tandees' first film was destroyed when the building that housed her film school was hit by bombs in the Iran/Iraq war. He has been married to Shani Rigsbee since November 11, 2011. Arash Mokhtar is known for Ramy (2019), New Amsterdam (2018) and FBI (2018). It was important for me that she [Leila] doesnt reject her culture and she doesnt reject her identity because of her queer identity. Soroush Ghodsi: founder of Slik.ai (a lead generation company) who is the youngest founder ever to join Ycombinator! She was then 16 years old. I think thats a struggle. All my parents friends were Persians. Farhad Safinia was born in 1975 in Tehran, Iran. But I really wanted to see our stories up there. He then joined the Center for Intellectual Development of Children and Young Adults, where he started a film section, and this started his career Asghar Farhadi was born in 1972 in Iran. Barbet Schroeder was born on August 26, 1941 in Tehran, Iran. WebThe Iranian American Medical Association is a non-profit, professional association dedicated to promoting education, health, communication and research in medical I couldnt write anything else with as much devotion. 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. He Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She is a writer and actress, known for Zoolander 2 (2016), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Trash (2014). Staff & Board NIAC One of these short films, "Life in Fog" (1999) is even Samira Makhmalbaf FilmmakerBorn on February 15,1980 in Tehran. Some people become mothers and they dont know what the hell theyre doing and through the process they learn what it means to be a mother. He has over 40 years of experience in the motion picture industry, with featured appearances in more than 90 films. That means shes constantly fighting against the status quo. 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. Iranian-American Scholarship Fund Babak Elmieh: Founder/CEO of Nascent Objects acquired by Facebook. WebIran has given birth to some great movie directors over the years, many of who have gone on to direct popular comedies, dramas, horror movies and more. Sheila is an actor, known for A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014), Argo (2012) and We the Animals (2018). 'Persian Version' Director On Creating 'Great Immigrant Story' for She went to UCLA to study biology/ pre-medicine, but she dropped out to become a model in Japan. The IASF Board meets to plan and review the needs of the organization. [1] He graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in filmmaking. Its such a myth and some people dont want to be mothers. His start in the arts came at the age of 17 with his theatrical lead in the UJ Production of "Our House" then laid dormant until his productions of two successful Los Angeles Marco Khan(lian) is a true citizen of the world. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 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. 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. For there to be LGBTQIA+ representation as well in an Iranian film is so refreshing. His father is Iranian and his mother, who was born in Germany, is of German, and some Polish, descent. [1] His parents were from Isfahan, Iran. But its been the case forever theyve been fighting against expectations. It was important for me to have this character. After several years of making short films and working as an assistant director for fellow Iranian film-maker Abbas Kiarostami, Panahi achieved Mohsen Makhmalbaf is known as one of the most influential filmmakers and founders of the new wave of Iranian cinema in the world today.Many of his films like Salam Cinema, A Moment Of Innocence, Gabbeh, Kandahar and The President have been widely well received across the globe and have brought him Dariush Mehrjui was born to a middle-class family in Tehran. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Amour (2012), Se7en (1995) and Delicatessen (1991). 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 This year again, IACC is grateful for moregenerous contributions from its munificent supporterstoward IACC'scollege scholarship program. 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. Aeva builds autonomous car technology that combines vision, depth an motion sensors in a single product. Christiane Amanpour was born on January 12, 1958 in London, England, UK. You reinvent yourself So I really started to think of my mother and I as a sort of reflection of each other and all the stories of my mythology as an immigrant coming here. David's first endeavor in Shaun Toub was born in Tehran, Iran. 66. 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. Nousha falls fast when she meets Alex, an artist, activist and DJ living in an old warehouse. Iranian American Board Chair Attorney, Venable LLP NIAC Action is He has a background in medicine, having received a Doctor of Medicine degree, and later broadened his expertise by earning a Postgraduate degree in Marketing Analysis from MIT and a Master's in Artificial Intelligence from the University Actor | He is married to Karen Robson. Its too culturally specific.'. She speaks Persian, Turkish, German, English, Kurdish. His second marriage was to actress and writer Barbara Turner; with whom he had one daughter, Mina. He was born March 27th of Armenian parents in Tehran, Iran. I kind of shelved the project for a couple of years and worked on the screenplay on and off. You know its funny, I was talking to a friend of mine who is Iraqi and does a lot of drag performances and they were saying were working on a project together Oh, do you think what were doing is gonna piss people off? And I said, You know whats so interesting, our existence is itself radical. She is a director and actress, known for Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014) and Chicken with Plums (2011). It was rich with Iranian and American pop culture. [2][6] He later won various awards, including the Humanitas Prize for an episode of Cagney and Lacey. He holds a degree in 'Medical Physics' from the University of Newcastle. February 28, 2023 Contact: Shannon Kuehn Email: shannon@paaia.org Phone: (202) 828-8370 Washington, DC The Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans (PAAIA), a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization serving the interests of the Iranian American community, today released the findings of its 2023 National Read More List of Iranian Americans - Wikipedia She does get pregnant by mistake. After long trip and so many short movie and documentary she start her Rosie Malek-Yonan is an Assyrian born in Tehran who lives in the U.S. She is an actress, award winning writer, director, producer, published author, documentary filmmaker, a classically trained pianist, composer, and an Assyrian advocate. Kamal Tabrizi graduated from Tehran University of Art at Faculty of Cinema and Theater. IACC is thrilled to hereby announce the 2022 board of directors. Supported the Iran Nuclear Deal of 2015. Omid Nooshin was born on May 2, 1974. Chair, Georgetown Business for Impact Initiative, Program Manager, the Family Caregiver Alliance, Humanitarian Aid and Financing reform, International Rescue Committee. https://getbook.at/superfounders. The Iranian people have always found a way to have joy. He has over 18 years of experience in design, management, research, and teaching in the field of mining, tunneling, civil infrastructure, and underground construction. Adrian Pasdar was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, to Rosemarie Pasdar (ne Sbresny), who owns a travel agency, and Homayoon Pasdar, a prominent heart surgeon. He was raised on the East Coast and graduated from UCLA's school of Theater, Film and Television in 2004. He also started writing and staging his own plays at the age of eight for school and other public venues. She died on November 10, 2006 in Paris, France. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. She was on stage at the age of 14 in Cologne Germany and appeared in lead positions in more than 15 stage pieces until she met Daryush Shokof in a Mina Badie was born on November 28, 1970 in Los Angeles, California, USA. As an actor, Max has numerous film and television credits including NBC's Heroes, regular appearances on Comedy Central's Mind of Mencia, Netflix original Behrouz Vossoughi is one of Iran's most legendary actors. She attended a Sarah Shahi was born Aahoo Jahansouzshahi in Euless, Texas, to an Iranian father and Spanish-Iranian mother. 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. They went to Israel, then to America where Tami is still based. Iranian-Americans in Silicon Valley are Getting More Powerful At a time when Iran is experiencing so much pain and conflict, especially the women of Iran, this was a beautiful film to watch. 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. Ive always wanted to do our great immigrant story thats so Persian, thats a mix of laughing, crying, dancing and eating! He has been married to Laura Regan since 2007. Variety is a part of Penske Media Corporation. CURRENT BOARD OF DIRECTORS. Iranian American Today marked another milestone for the Iranian-American tech community in Silicon Valley. IACC | IACC Not even remotely close to us. He has been married to Preetha since 2006. Soruosh Salehian: Co-Founder/CEO of Aeva. Shortly after graduating from the National Audiovisual School, he made his first short, immediately acclaimed by the local critics. In 2017 she moved to Boston to finish her Holistic Psychology Degree. He began his career with still photography Of Iranian descent, he was born in Boulder, Colorado, and grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. Pop culture is the way that I learned to be American. Previously founded Genius. Of course that comes with expectations for what that life should be. I just couldnt start anything else. Its a struggle to know what that means and thank God we have the ability to define what that means. 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. He was a director and producer, known for Carnival of Souls (1962), Stop Susan Williams (1979) and Mission: Impossible (1966). The Most Visited Iranian-American Website, Dentists - www.IranianAmericanDentists.com, Attorneys - www.IranianAmericanAttorneys.com, Full Professional Profile including Photo, Website Divisions roil Iranian-American protest movement By 1961 he had already spent a lot of time studying-and researching- ancient persian Jafar Panahi (Born 11 July 1960) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film editor, commonly identified with the Iranian New Wave film movement. Dr. Pooyan Hundreds of cases of poisonings have been reported Rostami is the founder of the Iranian Academic Association (IAA), Washington DC chapter. At age 6, she appeared in the show "Kids Say The Darndest Things" which began her acting career. He studied mathematics and physics at E.N.M.U. 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. Tell us what you think about this feature. In May 2010, Badiyi was honored at UCLA for his 80th birthday and his 60th year in the entertainment industry. Organization of Iranian American Communities People are still projecting onto Leila what it means. The film follows Nousha, who has a habit of sabotaging her relationships and frustrating her parents, as she is their only hope for a real Iranian wedding. He graduated from Madison West High School and was a city boys high school tennis champion. Theyve given so much up for us to have a different life than they had.What was your goal with exploring motherhood through Shirin and Leilas stories? His father was a lawyer. The film premieres Jan. 21 at Sundance. What I am very excited about is the next generation of Iranian-American entrepreneurs and the rising stars. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. These are just the people I see every day and talk to, and I dont really see that represented.. Iranian and then went on to get a masters degree in management from U.D. Hopefully, this film can offer joy for Iranians too. While at Newcastle he played American football for the UK national Nicholas Guilak was born in Houston,Texas and raised in La Jolla, California, moved to Los Angeles in 1991 and received his Bachelors of Arts from USC in Theatre, Humanities and Film. Intrigued by challenging Kevin Hamedani was born on December 25, 1982 in Kent, Washington, USA. Ubers board of directors appointed Tehran-Born Dara Khosrowshahi as its new CEO after the controversies around its founder, Travis Kalanick. It really is our story. Weve been vilified in Western media but we also come from a beautiful tradition of Iranian film. 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. in Texas. Iran can now make nuke material in 12 days, Pentagon says It was a sense of safety and joy. Her mother still acts as her personal assistant. Blue Fox Entertainment secured domestic distribution and worldwide rights last February. I know people think pro-choice is about having an abortion. WebDr. It was a way for me to create the full circle. and the youngest one to join the club, the 15 years old! Athar GhassemiCultural Committee ChairView Bio, Mandana GhadamianNetworking Committee ChairView Bio, Radin AmoueiMembership Committee ChairView Bio, Our mailing address is: The application deadline to take advantage of this opportunity isAugust1st, and is fast approaching. Amini's first screenplay was for the 1994 TV movie The Dying of the Light, which was directed by Peter Kosminsky.