COLLABORATERS

  • Kami Asgar

    Supervising Sound Editor / Producer

    Academy Award–nominated Iranian-American sound editor (Apocalypto, The Passion of the Christ), Kami became the first Iranian nominee in the Best Sound Editing category. With over 100 feature credits, including The Passion of the Christ, Zombieland, and Pitch Perfect, his career spans major studio blockbusters and independent films alike.

  • Jennifer Dehghan

    Production Designer / Creative Producer

    Emmy-nominated Iranian-American Production Designer, Interior + Landscape Designer, Filmmaker, and Fine Art Painter. She has designed for filmmakers including The Russo Brothers, Diablo Cody, Lucia Aniello, Alan Yang, and Michael Keaton, and art directed for Sofia Coppola, Noah Baumbach, Natalie Portman, and Davis Guggenheim.

  • Maz Makhani

    Director of Photography

    Iranian-American Director of Photography known for Netflix’s The Guilty (dir. Antoine Fuqua), The Night, and HBO’s What’s My Name: Muhammad Ali. His collaborators include Antoine Fuqua and Jake Gyllenhaal. He is widely regarded for his ability to balance precision with atmosphere, creating images that are both cinematic and emotionally charged.

  • Nima Fakhrara

    Music Composer

    Iranian-American Composer acclaimed for his dynamic scores in genre cinema and video games, including Detroit: Become Human, Becky, The Night, Crypto, The Girl in the Photographs, The Signal, and 1979 Revolution. His work is celebrated for its fusion of Persian classical instruments and innovative sonic textures. His work on The Signal, was shortlisted for Academy Award consideration in Best Original Score.