Omid Iranikhah
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.
Acting
Movie
The Sovereign
as T.D.2 Taunting Resident
2023
Movie
Coffee With Baba
as Amin
2023
Movie
Charlie
as Son
2018
Movie
Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!!
as Omid Iranikhah
2019
Movie
Don't Be a Stranger
as Nima
2021
Movie
Mannequin's Waltz
as Shopper #2
2024
Movie
Farsi with Maman
as Children's Show Host
2025
Movie
Coffee with Mandy
as Amin
2025
Movie
A Passage of Silence
as Office Worker
Crew
Movie
Don't Be a Stranger
Director
2021
Movie
Coffee With Baba
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
Dear Abbas...
Writer
2019
Movie
Charlie
Director
2018
Movie
Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!!
Director
2019
Movie
Mannequin's Waltz
Editor
2024
Movie
People (Who Need People)
Director
2024
Movie
Farsi with Maman
Director
2025
Movie
Coffee with Mandy
Director
2025
Movie
The Stoning of a Temptress
Director
2026