Abed Abest

Abed Abest (Director, Writer, and Actor) Abed Abest was born in 1987 in Bandar Abbas, Hormozgan Province, Iran, and was graduated from Mahshahr Azad University in architecture. In the beginning, he has been engaged in theatre as an actor, and writer. Then, he continued in cinema and took part in different projects. He started his career as a writer and director in his first short film, "I haven't seen Hossein since the day before yesterday" (2012). In 2013, he took the lead role in "Fish & Cat", directed by Shahram Mokri, which was premiered at the Venice film festival. Afterward, he wrote and directed a Medium-length film: "The Corner" (2014), which premiered at the Cairo international film festival 2014. His debut feature film, as writer and director, "Simulation" premiered at Berlinale Forum and TIFF in 2017. He has performed as lead actor in "Invasion", directed by Shahram Mokri, which was premiered at the Berlinale Panorama section and Karlovy Vary 2018. His second feature film is "Killing the eunuch KHAN". Director Filmography: 1- Short film: "I haven't seen Hossein since the day before yesterday" (2012) 7min. 2- A medium-length film: "The Corner" (2014) 55min. 3_ First feature film: "Simulation" (2017) 84min. 4_ Second feature film: "Killing the eunuch KHAN" (2021) 110min.