Directing

Omid Iranikhah

Born

1998-03-09 (28)

Known for

Directing

Credits

28 titles

Omid Iranikhah (oh-MEED ee-RAH-nekuh) is a writer/director drawn to stories where affection and conflict exist side by side. He grew up in an Iranian family, after all. Whether through comedy or horror, his films revolve around what holds communities together and what causes them to fall apart. His screenwriting has been recognized with the Michael Collyer Memorial Fellowship, a Humanitas Prize nomination, and as a semifinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships.

Known for

Film credits

2020s · 6 titles

Behind the camera

The Stoning of a Temptress poster
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In a remote desert in dystopian America, a teenage girl is stoned to death by her father and brothers, unleashing a vengeful supernatural force that turns their act of violence into their ultimate reckoning.

The Stoning of a Temptress

2026

The Stoning of a Temptress poster
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In a remote desert in dystopian America, a teenage girl is stoned to death by her father and brothers, unleashing a vengeful supernatural force that turns their act of violence into their ultimate reckoning.

The Stoning of a Temptress

2026

The Stoning of a Temptress poster
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In a remote desert in dystopian America, a teenage girl is stoned to death by her father and brothers, unleashing a vengeful supernatural force that turns their act of violence into their ultimate reckoning.

The Stoning of a Temptress

2026

Charlie poster
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A dementia-stricken war veteran mistakes his put-upon son for a lover from his past, forcing both men to confront their complicated relationship.

Charlie

2018

Charlie poster
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A dementia-stricken war veteran mistakes his put-upon son for a lover from his past, forcing both men to confront their complicated relationship.

Charlie

2018

Dear Abbas... poster
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A tribute to the late filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. Shot on iPhone 8.

Dear Abbas...

2019

Dear Abbas... poster
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A tribute to the late filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami. Shot on iPhone 8.

Dear Abbas...

2019

Farsi with Maman poster
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An Iranian-American man recounts his complicated relationship with the native language he forgot.

Farsi with Maman

2025

Farsi with Maman poster
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An Iranian-American man recounts his complicated relationship with the native language he forgot.

Farsi with Maman

2025

Farsi with Maman poster
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An Iranian-American man recounts his complicated relationship with the native language he forgot.

Farsi with Maman

2025

People (Who Need People) poster
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A recently divorced man breaks into his ex-husband's house to steal the Barbra Streisand album he gave him as an anniversary gift, only to discover that there are unresolved issues at the heart of their relationship.

People (Who Need People)

2024

Don't Be a Stranger poster
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An Iranian couple is paid an unexpected visit by their estranged, drug-addict son one morning, only to find an old pattern repeating itself.

Don't Be a Stranger

2021

Don't Be a Stranger poster
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An Iranian couple is paid an unexpected visit by their estranged, drug-addict son one morning, only to find an old pattern repeating itself.

Don't Be a Stranger

2021

Coffee with Mandy poster
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When his estranged ex-girlfriend Mandy returns from volunteering as a nurse in Gaza, Amin is forced to confront his own beliefs as he struggles to accept her conversion to Islam.

Coffee with Mandy

2025

Coffee with Mandy poster
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When his estranged ex-girlfriend Mandy returns from volunteering as a nurse in Gaza, Amin is forced to confront his own beliefs as he struggles to accept her conversion to Islam.

Coffee with Mandy

2025

No artwork available
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College Life.

Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!!

2019

No artwork available
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College Life.

Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!!

2019

Coffee With Baba poster
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An Iranian-American twentysomething and his father meet for coffee, only to find themselves clashing over their differing worldviews.

Coffee With Baba

2023

Coffee With Baba poster
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An Iranian-American twentysomething and his father meet for coffee, only to find themselves clashing over their differing worldviews.

Coffee With Baba

2023