Emelie Mahdavian Director (Bitterbrush)
October 07, 2021
Emelie Mahdavian is an Emmy, Peabody, and Sundance Award-winning filmmaker who was selected for DOCNYC’s 2020 “40 Under 40” list. Her nonfiction feature BITTERBRUSH premiered at Telluride Film Festival in 2021. She produced, wrote, and edited MIDNIGHT TRAVELER, which won numerous international prizes and was nominated for a Gotham Award for Best Documentary. She is currently developing two nonfiction feature films and writing a fiction script. Emelie has a Ph.D. and is Assistant Professor in Film and Media Arts at the University of Utah.
