Biography

When I was four years old my favourite food was eggplant. My parents thought I was a little weird. Sometimes I think about what I'd like my tombstone to read. Maybe:

Mazi Khalighi

1983-20xx

He Was A Little Weird

I enjoy characters who are weird. Different. Human. I make films about human being doing human being things. That often means exploring the weird side of life. Our weirdness is what makes us unique, don't you think? I think that's what is meant when you hear people say "this filmmaker has a distinct voice". You can switch out "distinct" for "weird" and the phrase would still stand. I strive to uncover the weirdness in people, situations, traditions, customs. Luckily, weird can often be entertaining.

Also, I'm supposed to tell you that I've been making film since 2006 and my projects have traveled all over the globe, been nominated, won awards, sold for broadcast and pre-sold on Indiegogo. So there's that. #humblebrag

Most recently I served as story editor/writer for season four of CBC's Coroner. I've currently got three features in development with Telefilm Canada as well as a digital series in development with CBC Gem.
- IMDb mini biography by: mkhalighi