Omid Iranikhah
Born: 1998-03-09
Known For: Directing
Biography
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.
Filmography
2025
- Farsi with Maman as Children's Show Host
- Coffee with Mandy as Amin
2024
- Mannequin's Waltz as Shopper #2
- People (Who Need People) ... (Director)
2023
- The Sovereign as T.D.2 Taunting Resident
- Coffee With Baba as Amin
2021
- Don't Be a Stranger as Nima
2019
- Dear Abbas... ... (Director)
- Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!! as Omid Iranikhah
2018
- Charlie as Son