";s:4:"text";s:4462:" She assumed jobs consisted of lawyer, politician, and journalist. Today Sara lives in Los Angeles. It received a Special Jury Mention. It’s really been a game changer for me because it broke me into episodic directing,” says Zandieh about the episode of NBC’s Tara McNamara has carved out a niche as a movie journalist with expertise in family films, including serving as the Fandango’s Film Mom and a Common Sense Media movie critic. How can I make them more mainstream? See the entire gallery
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Directed by Sara Zandieh. A young Iranian-American woman goes to great lengths to appease her parents and their need to see her settled down. I never see LGBTQ characters represented in a way where it’s not a plot point. It isn’t a plot point.”Unique gay characters in comedies are often played over the top – overly effeminate or butch – but Zandieh found her “Nousha” in Iranian-Canadian comedic actress Tara Grammy, and she started rewriting again, incorporating Grammy’s ability to do a hilarious impression of Celine Dion.
When not working on her films, Sara spends time connecting with her strong group of girl friends in both L.A and New York City. Sara Zandieh, Director: A Simple Wedding. It was then she decided to be the storyteller instead of the reporter. “I got curious about making films more accessible to a broader audience.”From there, she started to expand her scope. She’s always been drawn to telling stories from her Iranian-American perspective. Zandieh is a Fulbright Scholar at Columbia University. She currently runs 80sMovieGuide.com and co-hosts the '80s Movies: A Guide to What's Wrong with Your Parents podcast.
And of course her movie is available now on iTunes and Amazon!Be The First To Know All Things Powerful Ladies, Plus Bonuses Sara Zandieh Sara Zandieh was born in Tehran, Iran and moved to Washington D.C. with her family when she was five. She holds an MFA in film directing from Columbia University’s School of Arts. She led the recurring "Reel Moms" segment on “Today," was Variety's news anchor on Sirius Radio and a regular contributor to "The Insider," "Entertainment Tonight," and "Inside Edition." 0 Profile Searches Follow.
While on interning she was always drawn to the directors and the stories behind the headlines. This is Me - Control Profile. “When I started film school, I was thinking, ‘How can I make my stories more white? “Even [Nousha’s] two best friends, the two women raising a child and are parents, is very true to my life. “As a journalist, I did a couple of profiles on directors and I was like, ‘I think this is what I want to do, I want to work in the fiction world.’”As Zandieh continued in her studies, she realized that arthouse has its limitations if you truly want to change hearts and minds.
“I developed an interest in dramedy,” she says. “Growing up in DC, the only available career options that I was exposed to were to be a journalist or a lawyer. They’re just parents, they’re just people. “She wrote an original song that’s in the movie, “These movements hadn’t started when I was in film school, there was no Time’s Up,” Zandieh says. There she met her women’s writing circle The Bush Administration and dove into creating. She assumed jobs consisted of lawyer, politician, and journalist. She started working on documentaries and attend Columbia University where she got her MFA in Film Directing and Writing. Her latest film, A Simple Wedding, is a romantic comedy telling the story of a multi-cultural marriage and it’s available now on iTunes and Amazon. “I did a big rewrite of Nousha that was more tailored for Tara and her type. Her first film, Pool Party, was filmed in Iran allowing her to both spend time getting to know Tehran as an adult and make the film on a shoestring budget.
I rewrite a lot until I’m shooting – I did a rewrite for the budget I had and for the cast I was getting — when I got Shohreh [Aghdashloo], Rita [Wilson], Christopher [O’Shea] – so I’m rewriting for everybody.” Having Rita Wilson on board to play Alex’s mother and as an executive producer had its blessings.
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