My Journey and Roles
At just 17, I founded Armin Productions with nothing more than a camera, a drive to tell stories, and a deep connection to my Iranian heritage. What began as a solo effort has since grown into one of the largest Persian media companies in Alberta, a hub for visual storytelling rooted in identity, culture, and social change.
As Executive Producer and Director, I’ve overseen the development and production of over 20 short films and multiple commissioned projects, leading every stage—from scriptwriting and pre-production to post-production and distribution. My work spans protest documentaries, narrative shorts, and cultural showcases, with films like Foreign Homeland receiving international acclaim and support from Calgary Arts Development.
Under my leadership, Armin Productions has built a diverse portfolio, collaborating with global icons such as Ebi, Andy, Max Amini, and Neema Naz, while also producing promotional content for organizations like CBC News, Iran International, Radio Javan, and Calgary Stampede. Our productions have been featured in global film festivals and distributed across major platforms, consistently centering underrepresented voices—especially from the Iranian and immigrant communities.
Beyond creative direction, I’ve led the hiring and management of professionals across cinematography, sound, editing, marketing, and production design—building collaborative crews tailored to each project. We regularly post casting calls and job openings, manage outreach across platforms, and design high-quality visual materials to attract the right talent. This infrastructure has allowed us to scale operations while maintaining artistic integrity and professional excellence.
My role encompasses creative leadership, strategic growth, client acquisition, budgeting, festival strategy, and brand development—turning grassroots storytelling into an influential media force.
Two Birds is our second feature film and marks a bold evolution in our storytelling—an intimate psychological thriller rooted in the Persian diaspora and currently in production in Calgary. While continuing our commitment to character-driven narratives, this project moves into darker emotional terrain, exploring loneliness, dependency, and the fragile line between healing and fixation. The story follows two Iranian women who meet at low points in their lives and form a profound, unexpected friendship that becomes both lifeline and mirror. Set against the backdrop of working-class immigrant realities, strained marriages, artistic ambition, and bilingual daily life, the film offers a rare and nuanced portrait of Iranian-Canadian women rarely seen in this genre. With a restrained, performance-forward visual approach and a slow-burn structure that allows psychological tension to simmer beneath ordinary moments, Two Birds presents a new kind of diaspora-led Persian thriller—one grounded not in spectacle, but in emotional truth. At its heart, the film asks what happens when two wounded souls find refuge in each other, and whether that refuge can remain salvation—or quietly transform into something far more dangerous.
