Alireza Khatami
Alireza Khatami (born 1980) is an Iranian-Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is most noted for his 2025 film The Things You Kill, which was selected as Canada's submission for the Best International Feature Film award at the 98th Academy Awards. His debut feature film, Oblivion Verses, debuted in the Orizzonti program at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in 2017, where it won a number of awards including Best Screenplay in the Orrizonti section, the FIPRESCI Award and the Interfilm award.
Alireza Khatami
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- Name
- Alireza Khatami
- Born
- 1980
- Birthplace
- Iran
- Occupation
- Film director, screenwriter
- Education
- Multimedia University
- Known for
- Oblivion Verses
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Alireza Khatami (born 1980) is an Iranian-Canadian film director and screenwriter. He is most noted for his 2025 film The Things You Kill, which was selected as Canada's submission for the Best International Feature Film award at the 98th Academy Awards. His debut feature film, Oblivion Verses, debuted in the Orizzonti program at the 74th Venice International Film Festival in 2017, where it won a number of awards including Best Screenplay in the Orrizonti section, the FIPRESCI Award and the Interfilm award.
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Alireza Khatami (born 1980) is an Iranian director and screenwriter. The director was born in Iran.
Alireza Khatami studied at Multimedia University. The director worked for Toronto Metropolitan University. Works include Oblivion Verses.
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In 2023, Khatami and Ali Asgari collaborated on Terrestrial Verses, which premiered in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival. The Things You Kill premiered at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, where it was named the winner of the World Cinema Dramatic Competition. He is an associate professor of film at Toronto Metropolitan University.
Alireza Khatami at the premiere of "The Things You Kill" at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival
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• Name — Alireza Khatami • Born — 1980 • Birthplace — Iran • Years Active — 2010s–present • Occupation — Film director, screenwriter
Filmography
Filmography
• Oblivion Verses - 2017 • Terrestrial Verses - 2023 • The Things You Kill - 2025
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Alireza Khatami is recorded with the occupation film director. Recorded as screenwriter and director.
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1980
Alireza Khatami was born in 1980.
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- 1.Nick Vivarelli, "Iranian Auteur Alireza Khatami Lines Up Starry Turkish Cast for Patriarchy Drama ‘Things That You Kill’". Variety, August 23, 2023.
- 2."‘The Things You Kill’ selected as Canada’s submission to the Oscars". Toronto Star, August 26, 2025.
- 3.Jonathan Romney, "'The Oblivion Verses': Venice Review". Screen Daily, September 2, 2017.
- 4.Nick Vivarelli, "Iranian Directors Alireza Khatami and Ali Asgari on Making Underground Film ‘Terrestrial Verses’". Variety, May 21, 2023.
- 5.Carlos Aguilar, "‘The Things You Kill’ Review: Family Secrets Cause a Man to Unravel in a Psychologically Intricate Homecoming Drama". Variety, January 24, 2025.
- 6.Jamie Casemore, "The Things You Kill, Two Women win at Sundance". Playback, February 3, 2025.
- 7.Nicole Thompson, "'The Things You Kill' selected as Canada's submission to the Oscars". Victoria Times-Colonist, August 26, 2025.
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