Daryush Shokof


Daryush Shokof is an Iranian artist, film director, writer, and film producer based in Germany.

Biography

He was born as Ali Reza Shokoufandeh on June 25, 1954 in Tehran, Iran. Shokof graduated from Eastern New Mexico University with a degree in Physics and Mathematics. Shokof received an MBA from University of Dallas in Texas.

Films

Shokof made his first movie, a short experimental film called Angels are Wired, in 1991.

Alleged kidnapping

Shokof claimed that he was kidnapped by four terrorists in the city of Cologne, Germany, in late May 2010, and was kept for over twelve days in the hands of four Arabic-speaking men. German police denied his statement and told the press that this story was not verifiable, and might have been staged to attract attention.

Filmography

This filmography includes only films listed in IMDB.
YearFilm
1990Angels are Wired
1991Dogs are not allowed
1996Seven Servants
1997Magass
2000Tenussian Vaccuvasco
2003She Would...
2003Kiss, Long and Close
2004Venussian Tabutasco
2005A2Z
2006Asudem
2007Breathful
2007Smoqing
2008Epicalypse Now
2010Iran Zendan
2011Hitler's Grave
2012Strange Stranger
2012wordlessness
2012Flushers
2012Flushers 2
2012Suicidal Girl
2015poison works
2015Directed by God
2015para heaven and hell interview

Awards