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Essy Niknejad

Essy Niknejad

Producer, Director, Production Manager

Born June 22, 1960 in Tehran, Iran

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Essy Niknejad was born on June 1960, in Tehran. He was 13 years old when he met the Swedish filmmaker, 'Ingmar Bergman'. Since then, he has been inspired to make movies. His desire and aspiration for writing, directing and producing movie started at very young age in his homeland. He made several short and feature films before finished his college. Right after his graduation, in the midst of his country at war, he made five documentaries (1982-84). One of his feature documentaries, "Barricade" (1983) made him a household name. Writing and directing feature film was his authenticity of life, "Bloody Rice" (1984) inspire by true story with political controversial subject matter traveled to the Tashkent Film Festival in USSR and received an Honorary Diploma, an award that garnered him attention internationally as Director amongst the independent film community. As an aggressive and out speaking filmmaker, Essy Niknejad set out to make his new miniseries, about a divorced woman in world of ideology, "The Fall of Sahara", (1985), later on "The Fall of Sahara" was broadcast syndicated stateside on PBS in the US (1994). His Immigration into the US in 1986, made him to continue his education. He went to the California institute of Arts, at Cal Arts and graduating with a Master Fine Arts, in Film & Television (1990), meanwhile he got a chance to direct a few segment of TV series (Eye on LA) for ABC and as result he got more TV episode to direct such as (Sighting) for Fox. Essy Niknejad culminated his educational, enrolling at Wayne State University at Michigan State for his Ph.D. in Film & Television. Essy Niknejad did set up his production company INPinc in Los Angeles (1997). He is a member of the Director's Guild of America and so many other professional organization and cultural institutions.

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Producer

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Type

Year

Laleh Drive Poster

Laleh Drive Feature Film2022

Chromiumblue.com Poster

Chromiumblue.com Feature Film2003

ChromiumBlue.com Poster

ChromiumBlue.com TV Series2002

Women of the Night Poster

Women of the Night Feature Film2001

Black Sea 213 Poster

Black Sea 213 Feature Film2000

Shame, Shame, Shame Poster

Shame, Shame, Shame Feature Film1999

A Place Called Truth Poster

A Place Called Truth Feature Film1998

In God's Hands Poster

In God's Hands Feature Film1998

Wind on Water Poster

Wind on Water TV Series1998

Where Is Home Feature Film1997

The Fall of Sahara Feature Film1994

Red Shoe Diaries Poster

Red Shoe Diaries TV Series1992

Bloody Rice Poster

Bloody Rice Feature Film1984

Director

6

Type

Year

Laleh Drive Poster

Laleh Drive Feature Film2022

Where Is Home Feature Film1997

The Fall of Sahara Feature Film1994

Sightings Poster

Sightings TV Series1992

Bloody Rice Poster

Bloody Rice Feature Film1984

Eye on L.A. Poster

Eye on L.A. TV Series1980

Production Manager

5

Baby Geniuses Poster

Baby Geniuses Feature Film1999

Bliss Feature Film1997

Masterminds Poster

Masterminds Feature Film1997

The Assignment Poster

The Assignment Feature Film1997

Truth or Consequences, N.M. Poster

Truth or Consequences, N.M. Feature Film1997

Editorial Department

1

Unsolved Mysteries Poster

Unsolved Mysteries TV Series1987

Thanks

1

Your Love Poster

Your Love Short Film2014

Writer

1

Laleh Drive Poster

Laleh Drive Feature Film2022

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