Ali Asgari

Born in Iran, Ali Asgari is a prominent Iranian cinema figure with more than 200 awards to his name. Two of his shorts were nominated for Palme d'Or at Festival de Cannes and “The Baby” was in the short film competition of the Venice Film Festival 2014. His films are concerned with the precarious lives who live at society's margin in his native country Iran. Asgari is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Until Tomorrow is his second feature film.