Ashkan Nejati
Ashkan Nejati (born 30 May 1978) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, actor, and musician [1][2] who received his master's degree in Theater Directing from Tehran University's College of Fine Arts.
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| Nationality | Iranian |
| Occupation | Film director, screenwriter, actor, and musician |
Notable work | Tonight's Homework |
His first feature film is a documentary called Tonight's Homework.[3][4][5] The film was accepted in the Luminous & Focus section of the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam[6][7] (IDFA) 2021. Tonight's Homework has also been accepted at Warsaw Film Festival, Ljubljana International Film Festival, Uluslararası İstanbul Film Festivali, Irandoc film Festival, and Fajr International Film Festival.[8]
He has directed various plays including The Anniversary by Chekhov, The Émigrés by Slawomir Mrazek, and Something will be Done by Heinrich Böll. He has also appeared in more than twenty plays. His first foray into cinema was as an actor in the film There will be blood on Wednesday, followed by Appendicitis and Voiceless. He has also composed the music for the opening titles and end credits of Conditional Release and Voiceless.
Career
Tonight's Homework (2020)
His first feature film is a documentary called Tonight's Homework
Filmography
| Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Composer | Distribution |
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| 2021 | Tonight's Homework | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Iranian Independents |
| 2016 | Under the Earth’s Feet | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | Something like Ferasati | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2010 | You or I | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| 2011 | The Cancer Period | No | No | No | Yes | |