Mehrnoush Alia

Mehrnoush Alia is a filmmaker and theatre producer working between New York and Tehran. She received her MFA in Film with Honours from Columbia University, and her BA from UC Berkeley in Film Studies and Comparative Literature. During her undergraduate studies, Alia worked in film distribution and exhibition at Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive. In New York, she worked closely with the Director of Acquisitions at Magnolia Pictures. She also trained with Michael Hausman during the production of Downtown Express (Amadeus and Gangs of New York).