Mehdi Jafari
Camera · Director · Writer · Editor
Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran
Active 2002–present
Mehdi Jafari (Persian: مهدی جعفری; born 1969) is an Iranian film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer. In 2021, he won the Crystal Simorgh for Best Director at the 39th Fajr Film Festival.
Filmography
For Pooneh's Sake (2013) — Director of PhotographyDamascus Time (2018) — Director of PhotographyZiarat — DirectorThe Corridor (2013) — Director of PhotographyIce Age (2015) — Director of PhotographyThe 23 (2019) — Director · WriterA Respectable Family (2012) — Director of PhotographyWake Up, Arezu! (2005)Barcode (2016) — Director of PhotographyNight Bus (2007) — Director of PhotographyWhatever God Wants (2010) — Camera Department ManagerDrought and Lies (2016) — Director of PhotographyA Little Bit Higher (2006) — Director · Writer · Editor · CinematographyThe Atmosphere Station (2020) — Writer · DirectorYadu (2021) — DirectorStories (2002) — DirectorYadoo (2021) — Writer · DirectorThe Momentary Marriage (2011) — Director of PhotographyDying in September (2015) — Director of PhotographyHoor's Tears (2025) — Director · WriterGoodbyeless (2012) — CinematographyPesarane Hoor (2025) — Director