Nerris Nassiri: Screenwriter, Director, Photographer

RECENT COLLABORATIONS

DIRECTING REEL

SCREENPLAYS

NO TE OLVIDES (DON'T FORGET)

Romantic Dramedy Musical

When a timid closeted Chicana takes her rambunctious dying grandmother back to their ancestral Mexican village, they both get more than they bargained for when they each start unusual romances that will reveal long-held secrets.

• 8/10 on The Black List | Link to Review

MO'ALLEM (THE TEACHER)

Coming-of-age | Drama

When a brilliant Muslim teenager finds out she must give up her career ambitions for an arranged marriage, she secretly fabricates an identity as a school teacher to get an America visa and escape the morning of her wedding.

• 8/10 on The Black List | Link to Review
• Finalist: 2021 Austin Film Festival
• Selection: 2022 Stowe Story Labs Diversity Fellowship

BHAI/HERMANA

Dark Comedy | Family

While preparing for the biggest moment of his career, an overly ambitious and immature music manager is forced to choose between his dreams and his family, when the sudden death of his estranged father leads to the adoption of a sister he never knew he had.

• 8/10 on The Black List | Link to Review