Ali Karim

About

Iranian film director, producer, actor, and screenwriter who is known for his films Killing Mad Dogs (2001), Pothole (2009), and I Hate the Dawn (2013). 

Before Fame

He was a theatre actor before he began appearing in and directing films. In the year 2008, he took part in Abbas Kiarostami's directors' workshop during which time he made his first short entitled Yellow, Blue, Red. He then worked as Kiarostami's assistant on Shirin before completing a second short called The Lift.

Trivia

He's also worked as an assistant director. He enjoys photography.

Family Life

He was born and raised in Tehran, Iran.

Associated With

He dedicated his film I Hate the Dawn to fellow director Abbas Kiarostami.