In a sunlit gallery, William D. Higginson poses a checkered figure seated against a door, Studio at the Castle
Studio at the Castle · In production

Sina Nazarian — Director, Producer

Directing

William D. Higginson, arms crossed, among his paintings, Studio at the Castle

A surrealist painter’s gallery becomes a threshold — and the worlds he paints begin to move without him.

Studio at the Castle

Feature hybrid doc · Surreal · PortraitIn production

A surrealist painter’s gallery becomes a threshold — and the worlds he paints begin to move without him.

A lone figure stands between two dark boulders, looking out at a misty shoreline, Internal Landscapes

Twenty-five years after losing his father, a man drifts into a surreal dreamscape — and faces the child he left behind.

Internal Landscapes

Narrative short · Surreal · DramaIn development

Twenty-five years after losing his father, a man drifts into a surreal dreamscape — and faces the child he left behind.

Tania cradles a metronome in blue window light, Where I'm From

A struggling artist and a musician find their worlds synchronizing — and only by facing their shadow can they become who they are.

Where I'm From

Experimental · Musical · PsychologicalBerlin Art Film Festival 2022

A struggling artist and a musician find their worlds synchronizing — and only by facing their shadow can they become who they are.

Producing

Nyousha, braided and in her trunks, leans forward in a dim gym lined with fight posters, Constant Battles

As she fights for a shot at the Olympics, an Iranian-Canadian boxer battles her own anxiety — and comes to understand what her mother survived to give her the freedom to fight.Dir. Mackenzie Stannard

Constant Battles

Documentary · Sports · Woman, Life, FreedomHot Docs 2026

As she fights for a shot at the Olympics, an Iranian-Canadian boxer battles her own anxiety — and comes to understand what her mother survived to give her the freedom to fight.Dir. Mackenzie Stannard

At a slit lamp, a sliver of light falls across Maryam's eye, Light Through the Blindfold

Offered a surgery that could partially restore her sight, a goalball athlete with five percent vision begins to question what it truly means to see.Dir. Alireza Kazemipour

Light Through the Blindfold

Documentary · Portrait · Low visionAvailable Light 2026

Offered a surgery that could partially restore her sight, a goalball athlete with five percent vision begins to question what it truly means to see.Dir. Alireza Kazemipour

A mother and son hide in water inside a dark tanker in HATCH

After losing his mother during their escape, a young refugee boy searches for a way to relive their final memory together.Dir. Alireza Kazemipour, Panta Mosleh

HATCH

Narrative short · Drama · Childhood traumaVIFF 2024 · Golden Yusr

After losing his mother during their escape, a young refugee boy searches for a way to relive their final memory together.Dir. Alireza Kazemipour, Panta Mosleh

Sahra and Hamed under umbrellas beside a burning barrel at night in The Gold Teeth

A young Afghan refugee asks an Iranian ex-dentist to pull her late father’s gold teeth before the burial — to save her brother.Dir. Alireza Kazemipour

The Gold Teeth

Narrative short · Drama · DisplacementTirana IFF 2022

A young Afghan refugee asks an Iranian ex-dentist to pull her late father’s gold teeth before the burial — to save her brother.Dir. Alireza Kazemipour

Sina Nazarian seated in a director's chair, hand at his chin, against a grey backdrop

An Iranian-Canadian filmmaker exploring memory, identity, and the relationship between our inner lives and the landscapes we inhabit.

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Get in touch

Some of my best work began with a chance encounter. If you’re making something you care about, I’d love to hear from you.

nazarian.productions@gmail.com
Vancouver, BC