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Afshin Shahidi

  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Afshin Shahidi
Afshin Shahidi is known for With Drawn Arms (2020), The Man from Earth (2007) and Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999). He is married to Keri Shahidi. They have two children.
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      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    With Drawn Arms (2020)
    With Drawn Arms
    7.6
    • Producer
    • 2020
    The Man from Earth (2007)
    The Man from Earth
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
    Kirstie Alley, Ellen Barkin, Kirsten Dunst, and Denise Richards in Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
    Drop Dead Gorgeous
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1999
    Bill Paxton, Bridget Fonda, and Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan (1998)
    A Simple Plan
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1998

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (2025)
      Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
      7.1
      Short
      • producer
      • 2025
    • With Drawn Arms (2020)
      With Drawn Arms
      7.6
      • producer
      • 2020

    Cinematographer

    • The Claw (2021)
      The Claw
      8.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • With Drawn Arms (2020)
      With Drawn Arms
      7.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Shatterbox (2018)
      Shatterbox
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • The Afghan Whigs: Algiers (2014)
      The Afghan Whigs: Algiers
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Ahmed Ahmed, Ian Edwards, Maz Jobrani, Afshin Shahidi, and Adam Valencia in My Two Worlds (2011)
      My Two Worlds
      7.3
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • The King of Luck (2011)
      The King of Luck
      5.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • The Man from Earth (2007)
      The Man from Earth
      7.8
      • director of photography
      • 2007
    • Muckraker!
      TV Short
      • director of photography
      • 2006
    • 11:11 (2006)
      11:11
      7.6
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Life O The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation (2005)
      Life O The Party: On the Road with Prince and the New Power Generation
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Apsara (2003)
      Apsara
      7.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Pitching Mother
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Mulligan (2000)
      Mulligan
      4.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000
    • Off in the World
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993

    Director

    • With Drawn Arms (2020)
      With Drawn Arms
      7.6
      • Director
      • 2020

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    Muckraker!
    Full Movie 17:44
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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Afshim Shahidi
    • Spouse
      • Keri Shahidi? - present (2 children)
    • Children
        Yara Shahidi

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      With wife Keri Shahidi, father of daughter Yara Shahidi and son Sayeed Shahidi.

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