Rouzbeh Rashidi

Experimental Filmmaker

Upcoming Screenings:

Dreaming Is Not Sleeping (2025) will hold its world premiere at Berlin’s Moviemento Kino on Sunday, April 20, 2025, at 18:00, followed by a Q&A session moderated by filmmaker Daniel Zander. Book tickets here.

Dreaming Is Not Sleeping (2025) will also have its Irish premiere at Dublin’s Light House Cinema on Saturday, May 3, 2025, at 19:00, including a post-screening Q&A with critic and curator Daniel Bob Gallagher. Book tickets here.


Upcoming Courses:

Registrations are now open for the EFS Film School On-Site Masterclass: Experimental and Personal Filmmaking, taking place in Berlin from May 26–30, 2025. This exclusive workshop, led by Experimental Film Society (EFS) founder and filmmaker Rouzbeh Rashidi, offers a rigorous exploration of avant-garde cinematic practices. Register here.

Rouzbeh Rashidi (born in Tehran in 1980) is an experimental filmmaker. He has been making films since 2000 when he founded the Experimental Film Society in Tehran. His work is deeply engaged with film history and primarily concerned with mysticism, philosophy, esotericism, cosmology, phenomenology, and hauntology. The films are wildly experimental and often surrealist, magical realist, and mysterious and have been associated with the Remodernist movement. They are unified by his oneiric imagination, idiosyncratic working methods, and the dreamlike experience of watching them.

Feature Films

Feature films written, directed and produced by Rouzbeh Rashidi.

Homo Sapiens Project

HSP is an ongoing series of films by Rouzbeh Rashidi.

Teachings

Rouzbeh Rashidi teaches courses, masterclasses and workshops.

EFS Film School

Welcome to EFS Film School, a dynamic academy and school.

Rouzbeh Rashidi offers various services on an international scale, including commissioning, mentorship, private tutoring, and consultancy. Those looking to take advantage of his knowledge and expertise are all welcome to reach out with their inquiries. No location is too far for him to service! He is available both virtually and in person worldwide, giving you full access to his services no matter where you may be located!