Farbod Ardebili is an Iranian/Persian director and writer. Residing in the US since 2014, he is a SUNDANCE fellow whose work has been recognized by OSCAR/BAFTA qualifying and renowned Festivals such as Montreal du nouveau cinéma, Fantastic Fest, Cleveland int'l, Calgary int'l, Show Me Shorts, Bermuda int’l, Sun Valley, Flickers' Rhode Island, Austin Film festival, and many more. Additionally, one of his latest shorts, "Forbidden to See Us Scream in Tehran," has been qualified for the OSCARS and praised by news outlets such as BBC, VOA, Yahoo, Spectrum, and more.