About
Omid Iranikhah
Overview
Iranian-American writer/director and actor Omid Iranikhah focuses on stories dealing with the Iranian and Iranian Diaspora experience. His 2021 narrative short film "Don't Be a Stranger," a meditative drama about an Iranian couple's struggle to accept their drug addict son back into their life, played at a number of film festivals and won the Jury Award for Best Short Film at Accord CineFest. His accolades also include winning the Michael Collyer Fellowship in Screenwriting and placing as a semifinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships for his Iran-set folk horror screenplay.
Known for
Acting |
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2024 | Mannequin's Waltz | Actor | Shopper #2 | N/A N/A |
2023 | The Sovereign | Actor | T.D.2 Taunting Resident | N/A N/A |
2023 | Coffee With Baba | Actor | Amin | N/A N/A |
2021 | Don't Be a Stranger | Actor | Nima | N/A N/A |
2019 | Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!! | Actor | Omid Iranikhah | N/A N/A |
2018 | Charlie | Actor | Son | N/A N/A |
Directing |
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2024 | People (Who Need People) | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2023 | Coffee With Baba | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2021 | Don't Be a Stranger | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2019 | Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!! | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2019 | Dear Abbas... | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2018 | Charlie | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
Writing |
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2023 | Coffee With Baba | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2021 | Don't Be a Stranger | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2019 | Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!! | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2019 | Dear Abbas... | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
2018 | Charlie | Writing | Writer | N/A N/A |
Production |
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2023 | Coffee With Baba | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
Crew |
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2019 | Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!! | Crew | Cinematography | N/A N/A |
Editing |
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2024 | Mannequin's Waltz | Editing | Editor | N/A N/A |