Sajad Imani is an award-winning Iranian writer, director, and editor who has made several outstanding documentary and short fiction films. His work has been recognized in numerous national and international festivals, including IDFA, Venice IFF, DMZ IDFF, and Big SKY.

In the past, Sajad has made two short films, “Joker” and “Baseless Laughter of the Deer”, which have been screened at many national film festivals. He has won several awards for his work, including Best Short Documentary and Best Audience Award at the Tehran International Short Film Festival.

Sajad’s latest film, “Autumn”, is a short documentary that premiered at Docpoint Helsinki. As a talented and accomplished filmmaker, Sajad continues to push the boundaries of documentary and short fiction filmmaking, bringing new perspectives and insights to his work.

Projects in progress: 

       Highness and Excellency / Director & Writer / 2025 / 90’ / Documentary / In development 

Finished Films: 

1. Alone / Editor / 2022 / 60’ / Documentary / Venice International FF 
2. The Snow Calls / editor / 2020 / 49’ / Documentary / IDFA 2020, Big Sky 2021
3. AUTUMN / Writer & director/ 2021/ 27’ / Documentary / Doc-point Helsinki IDFF
4. Baseless Laughter of the Deer / Writer and Director/ 2022/ 20’/ Fiction
5. Joker / Director and Writer/ 2018/ 30’/ Documentary