
Person
Ali Asgari
Directing · Born 1982-07-25 · Tehran, Iran
Biography
Ali Asgari (born 25 July, 1982; Tehran) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He studied film in Italy and is an alumnus of the 2013 Berlinale Talent Campus. His short films have screened at over 600 film festivals around the world including Sundance, London and Melbourne, and won more than 150 international awards. His feature film Disappearance was developed at the Cinéfondation La Résidence of the Cannes International Film Festival. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Known for

A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral
Assistant Director

More Than Two Hours
Director

The Role
Writer

Delay
Director

Divine Comedy
Director

Witness
Director

Gaze
Screenplay

Terrestrial Verses
(voice)

In the Same Garden
Writer

The Baby
Director
Filmography
- 2026Divine ComedyDirector
- 2024Higher than Acidic CloudsDirector
- 2023Terrestrial Verses(voice)
- 2023CollisionWriter
- 2022About MeDirector
- 2022The Red SuitcaseCo-Executive Producer
- 2022The MassengerProducer
- 2022Until TomorrowDirector
- 2021LakeshoreCo-Executive Producer
- 2021AhuConsulting Producer
- 2020WitnessDirector
- 2020PilgrimsScreenplay
- 2018The RoleWriter
- 2018DelayDirector
- 2017DisappearanceDirector
- 2017GazeScreenplay
- 2016In the Same GardenWriter
- 2016The SilenceWriter
- 2016VikaDirector
- 2015The PainDirector
- 2014The BabyDirector
- 2014CutCamera Operator
- 2013More Than Two HoursDirector
- 2012BarbieScreenplay
- 2011Tonight Is Not a Good Night for DyingDirector
- 2010Hobbes
- 2008Lonely Tunes of TehranAssistant Director
- 2006A Few Kilos of Dates for a FuneralAssistant Director
- —A Bit of LightDirector
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