About
Iranian-American writer/director and actor Omid Iranikhah focuses on stories dealing with the Iranian and Iranian Diaspora experience. His 2021 narrative short film "Don't Be a Stranger," a meditative drama about an Iranian couple's struggle to accept their drug addict son back into their life, played at a number of film festivals and won the Jury Award for Best Short Film at Accord CineFest. His accolades also include winning the Michael Collyer Fellowship in Screenwriting and placing as a semifinalist in the Academy Nicholl Fellowships for his Iran-set folk horror screenplay.
Filmography
The Stoning of a Temptress2026 · Director, Writer, Producer
Farsi with Maman2025 · Director, Writer, Producer
Coffee with Mandy2025 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer, Editor
People (Who Need People)2024 · Director
Mannequin's Waltz2024 · Editor
Coffee With Baba2023 · Director, Writer, Executive Producer
Don't Be a Stranger2021 · Director, Writer
Omid’s 21st Birthday Extravaganza!!2019 · Writer, Cinematography, Director
Dear Abbas...2019 · Director, Writer
Charlie2018 · Writer, Director