Born in Tehran, Iran on June, 1965. He was a businessman until 2004, when he changed careers to make his first film: Chasing Che, inspired by reading and translating Jon Lee Anderson’s biography: “Che Guevara; A Revolutionary life”. His other translations include Isla Negra, selected poetry of Pablo Neruda and Evita, a biography of Eva Peron. He has also taken acting parts in several films, including an interactive video of Anna Gutto’s New York play: In Security April 2009, Mona Zandi’s Tv film Intercepted Lines, Adel Yarghi’s feature Meeting Leila and Ashgar Farhadi’s latest unreleased feature; The Salesman. In addition to Chasing Che he has also directed Huma Bird of Fortune and Ali vs. Ali. He currently lives in Tehran, translating books and making films.
