The AR Podcast

Payman Benz is an Iranian comedy director, producer, and writer. He has directed a variety of television comedy series including Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Black Monday, and The Last Man on Earth.

Mojtaba Jabbari is a retired Iranian football player who was known as the "Asian Zinedine Zidane" and played mostly for Esteghlal and the Iranian national team.

Christophe Rezai, born in France in 1966, is a French-Iranian composer and musician who has been living and working in Tehran, Iran since 1994. He has composed music for more than 50 short and long Movies, Documentaries, Theater Performances, TV Commercials, and Audiobooks. Christophe has worked with movie and theater directors such as Dariush Mehrjui, Mani Haghighi, Justine Shapiro, and Ali Rafii. He has been granted International and national recognition for his works.

Shahdeh Ammadi is a Senior Strategic Leader. Her journey towards success has been a fascinating one; full of obstacles but she has managed to overcome each and every one of them.

Tina Parsamand is an Iranian - New Zealander Psychologist.

Tara Aghdashloo is an Iranian-Canadian Writer, Director, Producer and Curator, based in London, UK. She is a published author of her poetry collection and has worked as a print and broadcast journalist in Persian and English-language media, before transitioning to films.

Nabil Elderkin is a music video director and photographer. He has directed videos for musical artists such as Kanye West, Kendrick Lamar, Frank Ocean, John Legend, and Foals. Nabil has also directed an award-winning documentary called “Bouncing Cats” and his first narrative feature; set to be released this year, is called “Gully”, starring Amber Heard and Terrence Howard.

Nima Behnoud is an Iranian-American artist and Creative Director. He is the first fashion designer who implemented Persian calligraphy in the form of clothing. Nima is the creator of the brand NIMANY in New York.

Samin Mohajerani has been involved in the movie industry of Iran through her company "Maroon Films"; an international film distributor of narrations focusing on Iranian women, their thoughts, ideas, and lives. She has also worked as an assistant to Asghar Farhadi; an Oscar-winning director.

Maziyar Jobrani is an Iranian-American comedian and actor who is part of the "Axis of Evil" comedy group. The group appeared on a comedy special on Comedy Central. Jobrani has also appeared in numerous films, television shows, on radio, and in comedy clubs. His filmography includes roles in The Interpreter, Friday After Next, Dragonfly, and Jimmy Vestvood: Amerikan Hero. He appeared as a regular character on the 2017 CBS sitcom Superior Donuts. 

TWAN founder and leader, Babak Tafreshi is an Iranian award-winning photographer working with the National Geographic, Sky & Telescope magazine and the European Southern Observatory (ESO). Babak is also a freelance science journalist and astronomy communicator using all media.

Arsha Aghdasi is an Iranian professional stunt performer and has performed all over the world, with his most notable work in the 2012 blockbuster movie "Skyfall".

Mostafa Ahmadi has been involved in the cinematic universe of Iran, both as a Director and an Assistant Director. He directed his first feature film in 2015 called Nazdiktar (Closer). 

Nima Bank is a well-known actor and director in Iran. He started his career when he was 16 and is one of the first Iranian Filmmakers to produce and direct TV commercials in the country.