Mahyad Tousi
{{Short description|Iranian filmmaker (born 1973)}}
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Mahyad Tousi (born 1973) is an Iranian–American filmmaker, scriptwriter, producer and director. He has created/co-created, directed and produced several films and documentaries including Looking For Palladin (2008), Of Kings and Prophets (2016) and United States of Al (2021-22).
Early life and career
Tousi was born in 1973, in Portland, Oregon and raised in Tehran, Iran. He is part Pakistani. He emigrated to the United States as a teenager in 1986.{{Cite web |last=Nevins |first=Jake |date=October 21, 2022 |title="What's Happening in Iran is Not a Local Story": Meet Filmmaker Mahyad Tousi |url=https://www.interviewmagazine.com/film/whats-happening-in-iran-is-not-a-local-story-meet-filmmaker-mahyad-tousi |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Interview |language=en-US}}
In 2007, along with Reza Aslan, he co-founded BoomGen Studios, an entertainment based company helping contents related to the Middle East.{{Cite web |last=Horst |first=Carole |date=October 11, 2010 |title=BoomGen nabs multimedia rights to 'Shahnameh' |url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/boomgen-nabs-multimedia-rights-to-shahnameh-1118025482/ |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=Variety |language=en-US}} In 2020, he founded Starfish, an accelerator program industry.{{Cite web |last=Drury |first=Sharareh |date=January 22, 2020 |title=Accelerator Starfish Launches Program for Diverse Talent |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/accelerator-starfish-launches-program-diverse-talent-1271866/ |access-date=May 28, 2024 |website=Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}
Filmography
Tousi produced Looking For Palladin (2008).{{cite web |last=Toumarkine |first=Doris |title=Looking for Palladin |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 2, 2009 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/palladin-film-review-93718/ |access-date=August 7, 2024}} He was the executive producer of the ABC Signature TV series, Of Kings and Prophets (2016),{{Cite web |title=ABC picks up 'biblical saga' from 'Exodus' duo, 4 more drama pilots |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/01/23/abc-of-kings-and-prophets-pilots/ |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=EW.com |language=en}} and on two seasons of the CBS primetime comedy, United States of Al.{{Cite web |date=April 1, 2021 |title=Why the controversy around 'United States of Al' is overblown |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2021-04-01/the-united-states-of-al-icbs-trailer-controversy-commentary |access-date=August 7, 2024 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}
In 2022, Tousi wrote and co-created Remote, with video artist, Mika Rottenberg.{{cite web |last=Asch |first=Mark |title=Artist Mika Rottenberg's first feature film captures a futuristic but familiar domestic isolation |website=The Art Newspaper - International art news and events |date=October 11, 2022 |url=https://www.theartnewspaper.com/2022/10/11/mika-rottenberg-new-york-film-festival-remote |access-date=August 7, 2024}} He was also among the executive producers of the virtual-reality documentary, Zikr: A Sufi Revival.{{cite web |last=Hipes |first=Patrick |title=Sundance VR Documentary 'Zikr: A Sufi Revival' Acquired By Dogwoof |website=Deadline |date=January 29, 2018 |url=https://deadline.com/2018/01/zikr-a-surf-documentary-sundance-deal-dogwoof-1202273299/amp/ |access-date=August 8, 2024}}
Awards
References
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External links
- [https://www.thestarfish.org/ Starfish website]
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