Bavand Karim (born Bavand Karimzadeh; February 10, 1979) is an

Iranian-American Iranian Americans are United States citizens or nationals who are of Iranian ancestry or who hold Iranian citizenship. Iranian Americans are among the most highly educated people in the United States. They have historically excelled in bus ...

multi-media artist and filmmaker from

Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County wi ...

Education

Karim attended

J.J. Pearce High School J. J. Pearce High School is a high school located in Richardson, Texas, United States. It is named after Joseph Jones “J.J.” Pearce, the superintendent for the Richardson Independent School District (RISD) from 1946 to 1977. In 2018, it had a ...

in Richardson, Texas. He received the degree of Master of Fine Arts in Cinema and Television from Meadows School of the Arts at

Southern Methodist University , mottoeng = " The truth will make you free" , established = , type = Private research university , accreditation = SACS , academic_affiliations = , religious_affiliation = United Methodist Church , president = R. Gerald Turner , pr ...

in 2010.

Film and television

Karim's first original feature documentary, ''Nation of Exiles'', screened internationally in Brazil, Italy, France, Spain, and the U.K. His 2014 film, ''

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'', won the

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Award for Best Feature Documentary at the Newport Black Film Festival. Karim's film and television credits include '' Spider-Man: Homecoming'', '' Captain America: The Winter Soldier'', ''

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'', ''

Maps to the Stars ''Maps to the Stars'' is a 2014 internationally co-produced satirical drama film directed by David Cronenberg, and starring Julianne Moore, Mia Wasikowska, John Cusack, Robert Pattinson, Olivia Williams, Sarah Gadon, and Evan Bird. The scree ...

'', ''

WACO Waco ( ) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway between Dallas and Austin. The city had a 2020 population of 138,486, making it the 22nd-most populous city in the st ...

'', and ''

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''. Karim is the executive producer of the original television series, ''Dingo Suede: Private Detective'', which received the 2014 Cincinnati Cable Access Blue Chip Award for Best Entertainment Program. He also wrote and produced the organic lifestyle program ''Dig In DFW'', which was broadcast on FOX 4 in Dallas, and ''Ronnie & The Others'', a Cincinnati-based talk show. He also produced four seasons of ''Sing That Thing'', a New England regional vocal competition, on '' WGBH''. Karim owns the independent production studio Be Positive Pictures, and is a producer for the

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-winning documentary production company

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. In 2014 he joined the Visual and Media Arts program at

Emerson College Emerson College is a private college with its main campus in Boston, Massachusetts. It also maintains campuses in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California and Well, Limburg, Netherlands (Kasteel Well). Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a ...

as Assistant Professor.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Karim, Bavand American people of Iranian descent 1979 births Living people People from Dallas American documentary filmmakers Television producers from Texas Emerson College faculty