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Abdi Nazemian

Abdi Nazemian

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Abdi Nazemian spent his childhood in a series of exciting locations (Tehran, Paris, Toronto, New York), but could usually be found in his bedroom watching old movies and reading. Abdi was a staff writer for NBC’s THE VILLAGE, and has written five produced films: THE ARTIST’S WIFE (upcoming) MENENDEZ: BLOOD BROTHERS (Lifetime, 2017), THE QUIET (Sony Pictures Classics, 2006), CELESTE IN THE CITY (ABC Family, 2004), and BEAUTIFUL GIRL (ABC FAMILY, 2003). He also wrote, directed and produced the short film REVOLUTION (2012). He is proud to say that his words have been spoken by the likes of Carmela Soprano, The Nanny, and The Girl With The Most Cake. Abdi’s first novel, THE WALK-IN CLOSET, was awarded Best Debut at the Lambda Literary Awards. He has written two young adult novels, both published by Balzer + Bray / HarperCollins: THE AUTHENTICS (2017) and LIKE A LOVE STORY (2019), an Indie Next Pick. As Head of Development for Water’s End Productions, Abdi has been an executive producer or associate producer on numerous films, including CALL ME BY YOUR NAME, IT HAPPENED IN L.A., THE PRICE, THE HOUSE OF TOMORROW, and LITTLE WOODS. Abdi has been interviewed by HuffPost Live and Fox News, and has written for numerous websites, including The Advocate and W. He lives in Los Angeles with his two children and his fiancé, and holds dual citizenship between the United States and Canada. Abdi is not the inspiration for Madonna’s children’s book “The Adventures of Abdi,” though he will forever insist that he is.

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Abdi Nazemian

참여 작품

Writer

A true and tragic love story of two teenage boys in Iran, where homosexuality is illegal and punishable by the death penalty.

The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story

The Good Father: The Martin MacNeill Story

Writer

Weeks after his wife's suspicious death, Dr Martin MacNeill moves in his mistress under the guise of a live-in nanny. Shocked by her father's actions, his daughter begins to question everything she's known about him while uncovering a web of lies.

더 아티스트스 와이프

Producer

Claire Smythson, wife of the renowned abstract artist Richard Smythson, is plunged into a late-life crisis when her husband is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and is in danger of not completing the paintings for his final show.

더 아티스트스 와이프

Screenplay

Claire Smythson, wife of the renowned abstract artist Richard Smythson, is plunged into a late-life crisis when her husband is diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and is in danger of not completing the paintings for his final show.

콜 미 바이 유어 네임

Associate Producer

17살 소년 엘리오의 가족은 매년 여름 손님을 받는다. 엘리오의 아버지 펄먼 교수의 일을 돕는 보조 연구원은 6주 동안 이곳에 머물며 사람들과 어울리고 자유로운 식사, 일광욕과 수영을 즐긴다. 올해 집을 찾은 24살 올리버는 모든 사람이 호감을 갖는 사람이다. 하지만 엘리오의 감정은 좀더 특별하다. 처음 보는 순간부터 그를 의식했고, 그 실체가 동성에게 품은 사랑임을 깨달은 후에는 적대감을 갖고 있는 것처럼 군다. 하지만 엘리오가 자신의 진짜 속내를 내비친 후 두 사람은 서로의 마음이 같다는 것을 알게 된다.

피의 형제: 메넨데즈 부모 살인사건

피의 형제: 메넨데즈 부모 살인사건

Writer

어려서부터 지속적으로 아빠에게 성폭행 당한 동생 에릭이 형 라일과 함께 부모를 죽여 살인죄로 재판을 받게 되면서 벌어지는 이야기

Producer

A coming-of-age story about Jack, a 16-year old Iranian boy growing up in 1989 Los Angeles. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, the AIDS movement as a backdrop, and a haunting score by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Jack learns how to stage his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.

Writer

A coming-of-age story about Jack, a 16-year old Iranian boy growing up in 1989 Los Angeles. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, the AIDS movement as a backdrop, and a haunting score by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Jack learns how to stage his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.

Director

A coming-of-age story about Jack, a 16-year old Iranian boy growing up in 1989 Los Angeles. With the 1979 Iranian Revolution a distant memory, the AIDS movement as a backdrop, and a haunting score by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij, Jack learns how to stage his own much smaller revolution within the confines of his traditional family.

Director

A collection of six gay-themed short films about relationships and the pain of love, including: REQUITED (directed by Sal Bardo), BOYS LIKE YOU (directed by Daniel Armando), WE ONCE WERE TIDE (directed by Jason Bradbury), REVOLUTION (directed by Abdi Nazemian), THE IN-BETWEEN (directed by Alain Hain) and FROZEN ROADS (directed by Mark Pariselli).

Writer

아름다운 외모를 지녔지만 듣지도 말하지도 못하는 다트(카밀라 벨)는 아버지가 죽은 뒤, 부모님의 친구이며 대부인 디어 부부에게 입양된다. 디어 부부의 친딸인 니나(엘리사 커스버트)는 예쁜 외모의 치어리더로 학교에서 인기를 모으고 있다. 하지만, 완벽해 보이는 이 가정에 입양된 다트는 어딘지 불안함을 느끼는데..

Associate Producer

아름다운 외모를 지녔지만 듣지도 말하지도 못하는 다트(카밀라 벨)는 아버지가 죽은 뒤, 부모님의 친구이며 대부인 디어 부부에게 입양된다. 디어 부부의 친딸인 니나(엘리사 커스버트)는 예쁜 외모의 치어리더로 학교에서 인기를 모으고 있다. 하지만, 완벽해 보이는 이 가정에 입양된 다트는 어딘지 불안함을 느끼는데..

Celeste in the City

Celeste in the City

Writer

Small town girl Celeste Blodgett moves from Bangor, Maine to Manhattan when she gets a job with the New York Examiner, but hears there it's only fact checking, with little prospects for real journalism. Her welcoming young flat neighbor Kyle Halley in an interior designer, who helps her to give her apartment a make-over. At a party she learns her cousin is gay and goes by the new name Dana Harrison; he promises to teach her the city way with a fashionable image transformation, which succeeds with the help of various gay friends. Now she's ready for social life, hoping to impress her boss, reputedly womanizing magazine section editor Mitch Tanzer. He accepts to read her work, but says he can't use it because it's unethical given their personal relationship- then she finds reality is different.

Writer

Producer

Described as a high school coming-of-age comedy.