Kasra Farahani

Art

Kasra Farahani

Born 1978-01-01 · Iran

Kasra Farahani (born March 1, 1978) is an Iranian-born American production designer, director, and writer. Born in Iran and raised in Los Angeles after his family fled the Islamic Revolution, he developed an early interest in drawing, architecture, and industrial design, later studying at ArtCenter College of Design from 1997 to 2000. He began his career in the art department as an illustrator and concept artist. Farahani transitioned to production design on long-form and independent projects, serving as production designer on the digital miniseries Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn (2012), for which he won a Streamy Award for Best Production Design. His most prominent work has been serving as production designer on Marvel Studios' Loki, shaping the show's retro-futurist, time-bending aesthetic. He earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period or Fantasy Program for the episode "Glorious Purpose," and won the Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design for One Hour or Fantasy Single-Camera Television Series for the same episode. He later received an additional Art Directors Guild nomination for season 2's "Ouroboros", as well as recognition from the Set Decorators Society of America. Beyond designing the aesthetic of the series, he wrote and directed an episode of the second season, and also served as a staff writer for the season. Alongside his design career, Farahani pursued writing and directing. He made his narrative directing debut with the short film Noon (2013), which was optioned for feature development, and later directed the features The Good Neighbor (2016) and Tilt (2017), also serving as writer and producer on selected projects.

Acting credits

Behind the camera

The Good Neighbor poster
6.2

Two high school filmmakers decide to create the illusion of a haunting on an unsuspecting neighbor.

The Good Neighbor

2016

Noon poster
5.0

NOON is a scene from a completed feature screenplay. The short sets up the world’s unique premise and introduces our protagonist, Gray, a coyote numbed to the cruelty of the world and his part in it. We watch Gray struggle to salvage what humanity still exists within him when profit is pitted against morality.

Noon

2013

Noon poster
5.0

NOON is a scene from a completed feature screenplay. The short sets up the world’s unique premise and introduces our protagonist, Gray, a coyote numbed to the cruelty of the world and his part in it. We watch Gray struggle to salvage what humanity still exists within him when profit is pitted against morality.

Noon

2013

Noon poster
5.0

NOON is a scene from a completed feature screenplay. The short sets up the world’s unique premise and introduces our protagonist, Gray, a coyote numbed to the cruelty of the world and his part in it. We watch Gray struggle to salvage what humanity still exists within him when profit is pitted against morality.

Noon

2013

Tilt poster
5.6

All seems normal with Joseph and Joanne. Joanne is pregnant with their first child. Life in their little urban house is cozy and familiar. But something is off about Joseph. He doesn’t seem excited about the baby. Work on his documentary is becoming increasingly untethered. As Joseph struggles to maintain the routines of his domestic life, his mask begins to slip. Late at night, while Joanne thinks he is working, Joseph prowls the streets of Los Angeles, deliberately courting danger. Joanne is growing worried about Joseph’s odd behavior. But not as worried as she should be.

Tilt

2017

Tilt poster
5.6

All seems normal with Joseph and Joanne. Joanne is pregnant with their first child. Life in their little urban house is cozy and familiar. But something is off about Joseph. He doesn’t seem excited about the baby. Work on his documentary is becoming increasingly untethered. As Joseph struggles to maintain the routines of his domestic life, his mask begins to slip. Late at night, while Joanne thinks he is working, Joseph prowls the streets of Los Angeles, deliberately courting danger. Joanne is growing worried about Joseph’s odd behavior. But not as worried as she should be.

Tilt

2017

Tilt poster
5.6

All seems normal with Joseph and Joanne. Joanne is pregnant with their first child. Life in their little urban house is cozy and familiar. But something is off about Joseph. He doesn’t seem excited about the baby. Work on his documentary is becoming increasingly untethered. As Joseph struggles to maintain the routines of his domestic life, his mask begins to slip. Late at night, while Joanne thinks he is working, Joseph prowls the streets of Los Angeles, deliberately courting danger. Joanne is growing worried about Joseph’s odd behavior. But not as worried as she should be.

Tilt

2017

No artwork available
NR

An anonymous henchman fulfils his role in a rigid hierarchy of power and control in this ingenious and visually dazzling film. Salman Rushdie clearly relishes his role as narrator for this adaptation of a razor-sharp satire written by Donald Barthelme.

Concerning the Bodyguard

2015