When I was 4, I migrated from Tehran, Iran to San Jose, CA.  Some years later, I saw a couple of movies that made me want to try to make my own. 

Contact

General

mogorjestani@gmail.com  
@mogorjestani (instagram & twitter)

Features & TV

The Mission Entertainment
Andrew Coles: acoles@themissionentertainment.com 

Commercial

M ss ng P eces
Brian Latt: brian@mssngpeces.com

Notable Things

- Filmmaker Magazine's 25 New Faces of Independent Film 
- 2x San Francisco Film Society KRF Grant Winner (2013, 2017)
- 3x San Francisco Film Society Filmhouse Resident 
- SXSW Official Selection - REFUGE 
- SXSW Official Selection - Sister Hearts
- SXSW Official Selection - Miss Me: The Artful Vandal 
- Vimeo Staff Pick - REFUGE 
- Vimeo Staff Pick - Sister Hearts
- Vimeo Staff Pick - Lakota in America
- Vimeo Staff Pick - "Happy Birthday Philando Castile" 
- Vimeo Staff Pick - Miss Me: The Artful Vandal 
- Vimeo Staff Pick - "Yassin Falafel"
- Vimeo Staff Pick - Made In Iowa
- Tribeca X Award Finalist - Yassin Falafel
- The Guardian features "Happy Birthday Philando Castile" 
- The Atlantic features "Happy Birthday Mario Woods"
- Mic.com features "Happy Birthday Philando Castile" 
- Webby Award Winner - Airbnb "Love is Welcome Here" 
- 3x Webby Award Winner - Square "Yassin Falafel"
- Vimeo Blog Feature - Square "For Every Dream"
- CNN features "Yassin Falafel"
- AdWeek features "Yassin Falafel"
- Creativity Online Editors Pick - "Lakota in America
- Mashable features "Lakota in America"
- Ad2SF 32 under 32 
- SOMA Magazine - The New Face of Indie Film 
- The San Francisco Chronicle features "Happy Birthday Mario Woods" 
- Salon.com Feature - "The Boombox Collection: Boots Riley"
- VICE exclusive premiere - "Happy Birthday Oscar Grant" 
- Huffington Post interview on REFUGE 
- No Film School - Interview on the Happy Birthday Project 
- Airbnb "Love is Welcome" - Ad of the Day AdWeek 
- Pinterest Guided Search featured on AdWeek