Omid Iranikhah

Still proudly flaunting its progressive values, a young independent nation prepares to celebrate an all-purpose holiday called The Sovereign. Despite the declared moral superiority, the little nation is rife with inequality, apathy and a strengthening authoritarian framework. For the 24-hour holiday, citizens are encouraged to share their blessings with the less fortunate.

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

Working surveillance for the oppressive regime in Iran, a father’s loyalty is tested when his son needs help escaping regime agents.

A shopping mall mannequin comes to life as a ballerina.

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.

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

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

An Iranian couple is paid an unexpected visit by their estranged, drug-addict son one morning, only to find an old pattern repeating itself.

College Life.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

An Iranian couple is paid an unexpected visit by their estranged, drug-addict son one morning, only to find an old pattern repeating itself.

An Iranian couple is paid an unexpected visit by their estranged, drug-addict son one morning, only to find an old pattern repeating itself.

College Life.

College Life.

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

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