Mohammad Reza Eyni

Mohammad Reza Eyni is an Iranian-based director, producer, writer, and DP, who works independently on socially relevant topics as well as stories about the arts. A recent Sundance film Institute grantee, Eyni is known among the Iranian visual artists for his documentaries about praised visual artists. Mohammad Reza is Tribeca (TFI) alumnus and graduated with an MFA in cinema from Tehran University of Fine Arts. Mohammad Reza's recent co-directed short, Our Iranian Lockdown, featured on the Guardian, was nominated for IDA Awards in the best short-form series category. He is the co-director of a Netflix Original feature documentary, Convergence. Mohammad Reza's recent feature, Cutting Through Rocks, in production, has received support from Sundance film institute, Bertha Foundation, as well as Hot Docs Cross Current Doc Fund, among others.