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Pooyan Tabatabaei

  • Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
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Pooyan Tabatabaei is a Toronto based Award-Wining Visual Journalist, Director and actor which has produced Documentaries on conflict and humanitarian crisis that have made headlines around the world.

Pooyan's passion for his profession has taken him around the globe, and since 1998 he has documented the lives of many incredible and unique people of different cultures, religions, beliefs, and value systems. His works, which focus on cultural matters, and raising awareness for human rights, have been published by magazines and dailies such as: Time Magazine, Toronto Star, Panorama, BBC, CBC, Polaris, and his Documentaries screened in various TVs and International Festivals.

Born in Tehran, Tabatabaei has formalized his training through programs at the Ershad University, in Management, Ontario College of Art and Design University, University of New York, Tisch School of Arts, with a specialization in Human Rights Photography, and Whistling Woods University in India (with a focus in Cinema). By reflecting the true image of his subjects, his photographs aim to capture the essence of the persons in such a way that he hopes will impact the lives of those who see his photographs, and provoke the same impact as he felt whilst capturing the foresaid images.
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    Known for

    Escoffier
    Short
    • Director
    • 2009
    Unshaved (2014)
    Unshaved
    Short
    • Director
    • 2014
    Buddha Composed
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008
    A World of Belief
    Short
    • Director
    • 2008

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    Director



    • Cafe Renisanse
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Mystic Curve (2017)
      Mystic Curve
      Short
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Transit TV Show (2015)
      Transit TV Show
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2017
    • Unshaved (2014)
      Unshaved
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Comfortably Numb
      Short
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Escoffier
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Voiceless Singer
      Short
      • Director
      • 2009
    • A World of Belief
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Buddha Composed
      Short
      • Director
      • 2008

    Cinematographer



    • Cafe Renisanse
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Unshaved (2014)
      Unshaved
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Private P.Art
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • A World of Belief
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Buddha Composed
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008

    Producer



    • Unshaved (2014)
      Unshaved
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Escoffier
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • Voiceless Singer
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2009
    • A World of Belief
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Buddha Composed
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2008

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