Biography

Armen Sarvari is a multifaceted filmmaker with the ability to carry a project from concept to final cut. Raised in a family with four generations of influence on Iranian and Armenian culture, education and art, his passion for storytelling allows him to write in English, Armenian, and Persian, giving his work a distinct perspective on Middle Eastern, Caucasian, and North American realities. Armen is a graduate of UCLA’s School of Film and Television, where his thesis film The Voice Recorder was selected as the Best Narrative Film and also received the Audience Award. He is also a graduate of Cuba’s Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión’s Black Factory Cinema workshop with Abbas Kiarostami with his film Magdalena shortlisted by the Iranian helmer for a retrospective screening. Armen’s experience in theater, cinematography, and editing allows him to shape performances, visuals, and rhythm as a unified whole thus giving him full creative control over his stories. Based in Los Angeles, he remains closely connected to the Armenian and Iranian communities, often reflecting their social and political realities through his independent lens.
- IMDb mini biography by: Minibio excerpted from Program published by High Gadfly Productions.

Grandson of Armenian filmmaker Mushegh Sarvari who is known for directing "A Party in Hell" (1956) The first ever Iranian submission to Berlin International Film Festival in 1958.

Heavily influenced by the works of Abbas Kiarostami, he finally met and worked with him in Cuba right before his passing the result of which is an experimental film dedicated to Iranian giant filmmaker.