Ali Asgari

Writer, Director, Producer, Actor

25 July 1982 (43 years)
Ali Asgari (born 25 July, 1982; Tehran) is an Iranian director, screenwriter and producer. He studied film in Italy and is an alumnus of the 2013 Berlinale Talent Campus. His short films have screened at over 600 film festivals around the world including Sundance, London and Melbourne, and won more than 150 international awards. His feature film Disappearance was developed at the Cinéfondation La Résidence of the Cannes International Film Festival. He is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Known For

  • Terrestrial Verses
    Terrestrial Verses2023
  • Disappearance
    Disappearance2017
  • Until Tomorrow
    Until Tomorrow2022
  • The Red Suitcase
    The Red Suitcase2022
  • Divine Comedy
    Divine Comedy2026
  • Witness
    Witness2020
  • Gaze
    Gaze2017
  • The Silence
    The Silence2016
  • The Baby
    The Baby2014

Filmography

2025
2023
2022
Until Tomorrow · as Screenplay
2020
2017
2017
Gaze · as Screenplay
2016
2014
2013
More Than Two Hours · as Screenplay

2025
2023
2022
2021
Ahu · as Consulting Producer

2023
Terrestrial Verses · as (voice)

2019
Astigmat · as Self

2022
The Red Suitcase · as Co-Executive Producer
2008
Lonely Tunes of Tehran · as Assistant Director
2006
A Few Kilos of Dates for a Funeral · as Assistant Director