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Nazanin Nematollahi Producer, Director
Nazanin is an Iranian educator and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. She holds an MA in Education from San Francisco State University and is an MFA candidate in Producing Film and TV at UCLA. Over the past decade, she has produced a variety of projects, including short documentaries like The Color of Memories (2018) and fiction such as Soft Animal (2024). Currently, she is working on three feature documentaries—Tehran MoCA, Outsider Inn, and Barbra Boyle's Portrait—while developing an untitled TV series. In addition to her film career, Nazanin is a former flight attendant and professional athlete and coach, experiences that have enriched her multifaceted career.
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Arash Maleki Editor, Director
Born in Tehran, Arash Maleki is a filmmaker and film editor with a diverse educational background. He graduated from the Iranian Youth Cinema Society in Filmmaking, the Tehran Institute of Technology in Video Editing, and earned an MFA in Cinema from San Francisco State University. Currently based in Los Angeles, Arash is renowned for his work on I Am My Own Mother, Guy Hircefeld: A Guy with a Camera, and The War to End All Wars.
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Awards
Festival de Cannes, Cinéfondation 2018, Official Selection, I Am My Own Mother
Cinequest Film Festival, 2018, Official Selection, I Am My Own Mother
Mill Valley Film Festival, 2018, Official Selection, I Am My Own Mother
Palm Springs International ShortFest, 2019, Official Selection, I Am My Own Mother
Urbanworld Film Festival, 2018, Official Selection, I Am My Own Mother
SF Doc Fest, 2019, Official Selection, Guy Hircefeld: a guy with a camera
San Francisco International Jewish Film Festival 2019, Winner, Best Short Film, Guy Hircefeld: a guy with a camera
SR Socially Relevant Film Festival NY 2019, Official Selection, Guy Hircefeld: a guy with a camera
Miami Independent Film Festival 2021, Official Selection, The War to End All Wars
Reale Film Festival Monthly Awards 2021, Winner, Best Documentary, The War to End All Wars
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