Mohammad Gorjestani

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Mohammad Gorjestani

(he/him/his)

Filmmaker, Even/Odd

San Francisco, California US

About

Mohammad Gorjestani was born in Tehran, Iran, and immigrated to the United States during the Iran-Iraq War. As a filmmaker, he mines the resilient narratives of marginalized characters and communities across both narrative and documentary projects. His near-future drama, "Refuge", screened at the Tribeca and SXSW Film Festivals and earned him a place on Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film. His film "Sister Hearts" earned a Cannes Lion, The Tribeca X Award, a Silver Clio Award for Directing, and was nominated for a Cinema Eye Honor and Webby Award. Recently, his film “Exit 12" won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Documentary Short at SXSW, the Cartel Award for Best Short at Camden International Film Festival, and "Video of the Year" at the Vimeo Awards for Branded Content. His work has earned 9 Vimeo Staff Picks, 5 Webby Awards, and has been featured by CNN, The Guardian, The Atlantic, and others. He is a two time recipient of the SFFILM Rainin Grant and is currently developing his first feature narrative project. He lives in San Francisco where he is co-founder of Even/Odd, an SF/LA-based cultural creative studio and production company.