Directing

Amirhossein Hatami

Born

1993-07-18 (33)

Place of birth

Tehran, Iran

Known for

Directing

Credits

11 titles

Amirhossein Hatami (born July 18, 1993, Iran) is a filmmaker with an academic background bridging engineering and cinema. He holds a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Tehran (2019) and a diploma in Filmmaking from Hilaj Film School (2020). In 2023, he directed his debut short film, Somewhere to Stay, which was selected for more than 60 international film festivals and received 10 awards. In September 2023, he further advanced his filmmaking practice by undertaking a Master’s programme at the London Film Academy. "Out of the Blue" marks his third short film.

Known for

The Gift of Life poster
9.0

On her birthday night, Emily anxiously waits for her father, a military pilot who is away on a mission. Her mother, noticing her awake, enters the room to comfort her. However, a looming truth threatens to overshadow their lives.

The Gift of Life

2024

Life on the Edge poster
NR

Once greatly troubled himself – haunted by a friend’s death and his own brushes with violence – Nuka has turned his life around. He journeys through the remote indigenous settlements of Greenland, speaking about mental health and suicide prevention. Surrounded by vast glaciers and ice sheets, a land at the very edge of the world, Nuka works with a troubled teen, a phlegmatic hunter and a single mother; each has demons they are trying to come to terms with, and a desire to break with cycles of intergenerational trauma.

Life on the Edge

2024

Out of the Blue poster
NR

A film shoot is thrown into disarray when six-year-old Emily becomes distressed during an emotionally charged scene. As tensions rise between cast and crew, her mother reveals a buried childhood trauma that has been unintentionally triggered. Confronted with the weight of this revelation, the director must make difficult decisions to protect Emily’s sense of safety and agency while keeping the production on track. In doing so, the set becomes more than a workplace, it becomes a space where trust is rebuilt, boundaries are respected, and a painful memory is gently transformed.

Out of the Blue

2026

Somewhere to Stay poster
9.0

Concealing a devastating secret about his daughter, a father has told everyone that she is missing, while pretending to search for her alongside his son. They venture into an abandoned forest to ensure the secrecy remains hidden. The son, unable to bear the burden of this concealed truth any longer and weary of his father’s behavior and beliefs, takes a step that profoundly impacts their family’s life.

Somewhere to Stay

2023

Cornfield poster
NR

A creative child with a passion for drawing escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

Cornfield

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Born to Dance poster
NR

Nathalie, a young dancer, trapped in a black-and-white world of discipline, battles perfectionism and self-rejection during a solo rehearsal. When she finally breaks free and embraces the full force of her identity, the world isn't ready.

Born to Dance

2026

Behind the camera

The Gift of Life poster
9.0

On her birthday night, Emily anxiously waits for her father, a military pilot who is away on a mission. Her mother, noticing her awake, enters the room to comfort her. However, a looming truth threatens to overshadow their lives.

The Gift of Life

2024

The Gift of Life poster
9.0

On her birthday night, Emily anxiously waits for her father, a military pilot who is away on a mission. Her mother, noticing her awake, enters the room to comfort her. However, a looming truth threatens to overshadow their lives.

The Gift of Life

2024

Life on the Edge poster
NR

Once greatly troubled himself – haunted by a friend’s death and his own brushes with violence – Nuka has turned his life around. He journeys through the remote indigenous settlements of Greenland, speaking about mental health and suicide prevention. Surrounded by vast glaciers and ice sheets, a land at the very edge of the world, Nuka works with a troubled teen, a phlegmatic hunter and a single mother; each has demons they are trying to come to terms with, and a desire to break with cycles of intergenerational trauma.

Life on the Edge

2024

Out of the Blue poster
NR

A film shoot is thrown into disarray when six-year-old Emily becomes distressed during an emotionally charged scene. As tensions rise between cast and crew, her mother reveals a buried childhood trauma that has been unintentionally triggered. Confronted with the weight of this revelation, the director must make difficult decisions to protect Emily’s sense of safety and agency while keeping the production on track. In doing so, the set becomes more than a workplace, it becomes a space where trust is rebuilt, boundaries are respected, and a painful memory is gently transformed.

Out of the Blue

2026

Out of the Blue poster
NR

A film shoot is thrown into disarray when six-year-old Emily becomes distressed during an emotionally charged scene. As tensions rise between cast and crew, her mother reveals a buried childhood trauma that has been unintentionally triggered. Confronted with the weight of this revelation, the director must make difficult decisions to protect Emily’s sense of safety and agency while keeping the production on track. In doing so, the set becomes more than a workplace, it becomes a space where trust is rebuilt, boundaries are respected, and a painful memory is gently transformed.

Out of the Blue

2026

Out of the Blue poster
NR

A film shoot is thrown into disarray when six-year-old Emily becomes distressed during an emotionally charged scene. As tensions rise between cast and crew, her mother reveals a buried childhood trauma that has been unintentionally triggered. Confronted with the weight of this revelation, the director must make difficult decisions to protect Emily’s sense of safety and agency while keeping the production on track. In doing so, the set becomes more than a workplace, it becomes a space where trust is rebuilt, boundaries are respected, and a painful memory is gently transformed.

Out of the Blue

2026

Somewhere to Stay poster
9.0

Concealing a devastating secret about his daughter, a father has told everyone that she is missing, while pretending to search for her alongside his son. They venture into an abandoned forest to ensure the secrecy remains hidden. The son, unable to bear the burden of this concealed truth any longer and weary of his father’s behavior and beliefs, takes a step that profoundly impacts their family’s life.

Somewhere to Stay

2023

Somewhere to Stay poster
9.0

Concealing a devastating secret about his daughter, a father has told everyone that she is missing, while pretending to search for her alongside his son. They venture into an abandoned forest to ensure the secrecy remains hidden. The son, unable to bear the burden of this concealed truth any longer and weary of his father’s behavior and beliefs, takes a step that profoundly impacts their family’s life.

Somewhere to Stay

2023

Cornfield poster
NR

A creative child with a passion for drawing escapes the confines of a rigid school system through her imagination, where epic battle between mice and a hawk mirrors her fight for self-expression - changing both her world and her teacher's.

Cornfield

—

Born to Dance poster
NR

Nathalie, a young dancer, trapped in a black-and-white world of discipline, battles perfectionism and self-rejection during a solo rehearsal. When she finally breaks free and embraces the full force of her identity, the world isn't ready.

Born to Dance

2026

The Third Child poster
NR

Mehdi is the only hearing child in a completely deaf family. Now, he is striving to become a professional voice actor and dubbing artist on his new path while navigating the challenges of his family's circumstance.

The Third Child

2025