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EDUCATION

B.A. in History & Comparative Literature
Minors in Entrepreneurship & English
GPA: 3.87 (Graduated with Honors, Dean’s List every quarter)

University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Graduation: June 2020

Producer, writer, & director, “Moss Beach,” Film Farsi

New York, NY: July 2022 - January 2023

Independently produced feature film which premiered at the Lower East Side Film Festival, winning the Audience Award.

Art Department Assistant, “Mothers' Instinct,” NEON/Freckle Films

Jersey City, NJ: April 2022 - July 2022

Work in the Art department, from pre-production through production, under production designer Russell Barnes and art director Ernesto Solo on Olivier Masset-Depasse's feature film, Mothers' Instinct.

Set Dec Buyer & Art Department Assistant, “Eileen,” Endeavor Content/Likely Story

Jersey City, NJ: November 2021 - February 2022

Work in the Art department, from pre-production through production, under Art Director Gonzalo Cordoba and Production Designer Craig Lathrop for William Oldroyd’s feature film, Eileen

Set Decoration Production Assistant, “Past Lives,” A24/Killer Films
New York, NY: July 2021 - October 2021

Work in the Art department, from pre-production to production, under JoAnne Ling for Celine Song’s feature debut, Past Lives

Production Assistant, Break Thru Films
New York, NY: October 2020 - June 2021

Assist with documentary projects by award-winning filmmakers Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg, and Jesse Sweet
Aid with production, research, and many other administrative tasks

Arts & Leisure Editor, Videographer, Editorial Board, The Daily of the University of Washington
Seattle, WA: December 2018 - June 2020

Managed a section of 90 writers, pitching out articles and following through their publications with the staff including edits, revisions, and multimedia
Interviewed figures such as presidential historian Margaret O’Mara and best-selling essayist David Shields
Responsible for producing content five days a week, covering for writers when articles fell through, and designing print pages
Edited and produced journalistic videos and short documentaries. Also experience in podcast production
Started the paper’s student short fiction and poetry submission program

Co-Editor, Head of Video Content, The Fishwrapper
Seattle, WA: September 2018 - March 2020

Writer and editor of the University of Washington’s leading satirical publication, in charge of ensuring content for three print publications a year, editing roughly 100 articles annually
Wrote, directed, and edited several comedic shorts for online publication

Intern, Atelier Crenn
San Francisco, CA: August 2014 - September 2014

Worked full 14-hour shifts with the kitchen staff of a 3 Michelin starred restaurant, under Chef Dominique Crenn

English Tutor, PARS Equality Center
San Jose, CA: June 2014 - September 2017

Tutoring Iranian immigrants three times a week for hour-long sessions including topics such as introductory to advanced English, TOEFL test prep, DMV test prep, and resume making.
Worked with a diverse group of students as young as 12 and as old as 85 years old