# Mohammad Mohammadian

Mohammad Mohammadian (Persian: محمد محمدیان; Persian pronunciation:; born 22 June 1987) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, photographer and producer. He became interested in cinema in his teenage years, and started his filmmaking education with the Iranian filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami, whose cinematic style has been a great influence on him.

## Early life and background

Mohammadian was born in Isfahan. Historically also rendered in English as Ispahan, Spahan, Sepahan, Esfahan or Hispahan, is a major city in Iran, Greater Isfahan Region. He is one of Abbas Kiarostami's students, and his first artistic experience was filmmaking. Mohammadian has been active as an independent filmmaker since 2016, and his cinematic inspiration is Abbas Kiarostami and Italian neorealism.

## Filmography

| Year | Film | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
| 2016 | The Endless River | Yes | Yes | Yes | Narrative film |
| 2016 | Only Five Minutes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental film |
| 2017 | Behind the Scenes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2018 | Beware of your tongue | Yes | Yes | Yes | Music video |
| 2019 | Katharine Hepburn | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2019 | I Have Two Loves | Yes | Yes | Yes | Video art |
| 2020 | Life | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental film |
| 2020 | Marilyn Monroe: Photobiography | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2020 | Agnès Varda | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2020 | Beautiful Like a Poem | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2021 | Abbas Kiarostami | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2021 | Flying | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental film |
| 2021 | I'm Monica Bellucci | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental film |
| 2021 | Moments Within Moments | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental film |
| 2022 | Dubai Is a Diamond | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |
| 2022 | Stop Racism | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental film |
| 2022 | Stop Racism II | Yes | Yes | Yes | Experimental film |
| 2022 | A Real Hero | Yes | Yes | Yes | Documentary film |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Nominated work | Festival | Country | Awards | Result |
| 2016 | The Endless River | Idyllwild International Festival of Cinema | United States | Best Narrative Film | Nominated |
| 2016 | Only Five Minutes | Solidando Film Festival | Italy | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Brooklyn Film Festival | United States | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Wine Country Film Festival | United States | Courage in Cinema | Won |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Hobnobben Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Arlington International Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Phenicien International Film Festival | France | Best Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Cape Cod Festival of Arab & Middle Eastern Cinema | United States | Best Narrative Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Colortape International Film Festival | Australia | Best Narrative Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | 3 Minute Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Won |
| 2017 | The Endless River | First Friday Film Festival Kansas City | United States | Best Narrative Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | The Nassau Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Wolves Independent International Film Festiva | Lithuania | Best Narrative Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Green Mountain Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Won |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Hell Chess Festival | Spain | Best Narrative Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Rainier Independent Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Manchester International Short Film Festival | United Kingdom | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Vero Beach Wine & Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | The Endless River | Riverside International Film Festival | United States | Best Fiction Film | Won |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Life Art Media Festival | Greece | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Havana International Improv Fest | United States | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | The Earth Day Film Festival | United States | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Uhvati Film Festival | Serbia | Best Disability Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Prince of Prestige Academy Award | United States | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2017 | Only Five Minutes | Wine Country Film Festival | United States | Courage in Cinema | Won |
| 2018 | Only Five Minutes | Entr'2 Marches International Film Festival | France | Best Disability Film | Nominated |
| 2019 | I Have Two Loves | Seoul International Cartoon and Animation Festival | South Korea | Best Video Animation | Nominated |
| 2019 | I Have Two Loves | Napoli Film Festival | Italy | Best Video Art | Nominated |
| 2021 | Life | Slamdance Film Festival | United States | Department of Anarchy | Nominated |
| 2021 | Life | Slamdance Film Festival | United States | Honorable Mention, George Starks Spirit of Slamdance | Won |
| 2021 | Agnès Varda | Indie Shorts Mag Film Festival | United States | Best Documentary Film | Nominated |
| 2021 | Agnès Varda | Indiex Film Fest | United States | Best Documentary Film | Nominated |
| 2021 | Agnès Varda | Screen ATX | United States | Best Score Film | Nominated |
| 2021 | Agnès Varda | Screen ATX | United States | Best Documentary Film | Nominated |
| 2021 | I'm Monica Bellucci | Independent Shorts Awards | United States | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |
| 2021 | I'm Monica Bellucci | Flatness Film Awards | United States | Best Experimental Film | Nominated |