Kourosh Ahari

Kourosh Ahari (Persian: کوروش آهاری, Cyrus Ahari; born 1981) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and producer. He is best known for his psychological horror thriller film 2020 The Night.[1][2][3][4][5]

Kourosh Ahari
Born1981
Mashhad, Iran
NationalityIranian-American
Years active2014–present

He was born in 1981 in Mashhad and moved to the United States at the age of 19.[6][7] Ahari has a bachelor's degree in cinema, graduating at the top of his class and receiving the Excellence in Film Directing Award.[7][8]

Selected filmography
  • 2014: The Illusion of Reality (Short)
  • 2014: Malaise (Short)
  • 2016: The Secret of 40 (Short)
  • 2016: The Yellow Wallpaper
  • 2017: In Passing (Short)
  • 2018: Generations
  • 2020: The Night
  • Parallel (post-production)[9]

Awards
  • Alameda International Film Festival 2018
    • Ensemble Acting Award (Generations)
  • California Independent Film Festival 2018
    • Best Short (Generations)
  • Molins Film Festival 2020
  • Grimm Up North Film Festival 2021

References
  1. Bradshaw, Peter (2021-03-30). "The Night review – eerie check-in at an LA hotel". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. Aguilar, Carlos (2021-01-29). "Review: Things go bump and more in consistently terrifying 'The Night'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. Seitz, Matt Zoller (January 29, 2021). "The Night movie review & film summary (2021)". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  4. Bugbee, Teo (2021-01-28). "'The Night' Review: Late Checkout". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2021-07-17. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  5. Filippov, Aleksei (2021-04-29). "Бабак укрепляет брак: "Ночь" — тату-хоррор, который лишит вас сна". Iskusstvo Kino.
  6. Profile on salamcinama.ir
  7. "Mammoth Pictures Official Site - About". Mammoth Pictures.
  8. Kourosh Ahari at the moshakhasat.ir
  9. Aldis Hodge & Edwin Hodge Team On Kourosh Ahari-Directed ‘Parallel Forest’ Remake
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