Filmmaker and Film Critic MA Student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Amin Pakparvar is an Iranian documentary filmmaker and film critic researching and studying at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He has made multiple short films that address racial and gender discrimination, state violence, and environmental crises in contemporary Iranian history.
Official Selection
Height of the kite
Durban International Film Festival
Durban
2024
Finalist in the Short Films Competition
Height of the kite
Big Sky International Documentary Film Festival
Missoula
2024
Best Documentary / Best film concerning Tehran and tourism / Nominated for best editing
Death and the Dragon
OMID international student short film and photo festival
Tehran
2022
Honorable mention
Death and the Dragon
Cinema Verde
Florida
2021
Best documentary research award / Nominated for best documentary / nominated for best editing
Death and the Dragon
Tehran international short film festival
Tehran
2021
Official selection
Death and the Dragon
17th annual picture of Iran
Tehran
2021
nominated for best documentary / Honorable mention by The independent association of Iranian documentary producers.
Death and the Dragon
17th Nahal film festival
Tehran
2021
Official selection
Death and the Dragon
50th Roshd Film festival
Tehran
2021
nominated for best research / honored as the third place of audience award
Death and the Dragon
14th Cinema Verite (Iran international film festival)
Tehran
2020
College
Tehran university of art
Script writing BA
20162022
College
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Visual and Critical Studies
2023
Birth Date
February 8, 1998
Birth City
Tehran
Current City
Chicago
Hometown
Uptown
Height
180 cm
Gender
Male
Ethnicity
Iranian
Filmmaker and Film Critic MA Student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
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