Omid Iranikhah
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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.
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Credits
The Sovereign (2023)
as T.D.2 Taunting Resident
Don't Be a Stranger (2021)
as Nima
Charlie (2018)
as Son
Farsi with Maman (2025)
as Children's Show Host
A Passage of Silence (—)
as Office Worker
Coffee With Baba (2023)
as Amin
Mannequin's Waltz (2024)
as Shopper #2
Coffee with Mandy (2025)
as Amin
Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!! (2019)
as Omid Iranikhah