Nathasha Kermani is an

Iranian-American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in busine ...

screenwriter and director. She has directed ''Imitation Girl'' (2017) and ''Lucky'' (2020). She graduated from the

New York University Tisch School of the Arts The New York University Tisch School of the Arts (commonly referred to as Tisch) is the performing, cinematic and media arts school of New York University. Founded on August 17, 1965, Tisch is a training ground for artists, scholars of the ar ...

Career

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originally pitched to direct her own script, ''Lucky'' (2020), to Epic Pictures, who recommended Kermani direct instead. Described as a "feminist thriller", the film finished shooting in Los Angeles in July 2019. ''Lucky'' (2020), held its International Premiere at

Fantasia Fantasia International Film Festival (also known as Fantasia-fest, FanTasia, and Fant-Asia) is a film festival that has been based mainly in Montreal since its founding in 1996. Regularly held in July of each year, it is valued by both hardcore ...

and screened at FrightFest. Her latest film, ''V/H/S/85'', debuted October 6, 2023 and became

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and AMC+'s most-watched exclusive film premiere, increasing viewership 25% from ''

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''. Kermani described it as an opportunity to embrace something, "mean and ugly."

Filmography

* ''Imitation Girl'' (2017) * '' ''Lucky'''' (2020) * '' V/H/S/85'' (segment "TKNOGD") (2023) * '' Abraham's Boys'' (TBA) *'' The Dreadful''

References

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* American people of Iranian descent American women film directors Tisch School of the Arts alumni Year of birth missing (living people) Living people {{US-film-bio-stub