About Us

SuperNova8 Films is an artist driven Los Angeles based production company that develops and acquires projects for film, television, documentary and literary audiences. It is made up of a creative team committed to illuminating stories that open space for new perspectives, sharing diverse and unfamiliar voices with global audiences that will create a lasting connection between them and inspire their collected humanity.
AFFILIATIONS
The Team
Who We Are

Armin Amiri
FOUNDER & CEO
Armin Amiri is an actor, writer, director and producer. He currently stars in the upcoming season of the HBO Max hit series And Just Like That and also leads the cast in the upcoming Indie feature The Last Act by director Shahab Hosseini.
Armin got his break into film with a critically acclaimed performance in the indie feature film Factory Girl, directed by George Hickenlooper and opposite Guy Pearce and Sienna Miller. Other film credits include a supporting lead role in the psychological thriller The Night, from director Kourosh Ahari, currently available on IFC Midnight, Darren Aronofsky’s The Wrestler opposite Mickey Rourke, Septembers of Shiraz with Salma Hayek and Adrien Brody, Reservation Road opposite Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo from director Terry George, with whom he again teamed up when he joined the cast of The Promise opposite Christian Bale and Oscar Isaac. Notable works in television include roles in On The Verge for Studio Canal/Netflix opposite Julie Delpy and Elisabeth Shue, the Epix series Deep State opposite Mark Strong, and NCIS: New Orleans among others. He is also starring as a lead in a horror film based on the book The Blind Owl, shooting in Canada.
He recently wrote, directed and produced the film Dear Albert which has received many accolades and awards at Film Festivals worldwide, including Rome, Tokyo, Istanbul and Sweden.

Necar Zadegan
FOUNDING PARTNER
Necar Zadegan is one of the most captivating actors of her generation whose career spans from stage to screen. She made her Broadway debut originating the role of the Leper in Rajiv Joseph’s Pulitzer-nominated play The Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, opposite Robin Williams. Currently, she stars in the Taylor Sheridan drama, Mayor of Kingstown, and in the latest Russo Brothers feature, The Electric State. She also stars in the newly released Miramax feature entitled Inheritance, from director Neil Burger.
Zadegan gained acclaim for her portrayal of First Lady Dalia Hassan on Fox’s 24 and is known for her regular roles on American television shows as Special Agent Hannah Khoury on NCIS: New Orleans as well as Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce as fan-favorite Delia Banai. She played a leading role in the Emmy-nominated absurdist docu-spoof Documentary Now! for IFC. Her extensive résumé includes roles in HBO’s Here and Now, Showtime’s Masters of Sex, and FOX’s Rake, among many others. Zadegan has had notable roles in films such as Unthinkable, starring opposite Michael Sheen and Samuel L. Jackson, as well as You Don’t Mess With the Zohan with Adam Sandler, and played the title role in Elena Undone, celebrated at festivals worldwide.
Zadegan attended the University of California at Santa Barbara on a performance scholarship and graduated with a BA in English Literature and History. She also studied at the Sorbonne in Paris. At 16, she made her professional debut on the stages of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and has continued to perform at some of the world’s most prestigious theaters, including The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, The China Theater in Stockholm, Schiller Theater in Berlin, and many others. She is fluent in Persian, speaks French and German, and has learned Spanish, Arabic, and Hebrew while working in those languages. She works with USAID in supporting opportunities for education across the globe.
PROJECTS
Latest: Dear Albert

DEAR ALBERT (2022) - OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER
Title : Dear Albert
Written & Directed by : Armin Amiri
Starring : Max Amini, Necar Zadegan, Elene Bezarashvili, Joseph Mesiano, Ryan Murray, Verton R. Banks, Sussan Deyhim, Sara Samani, and Anthony Cumberbatch Jr.
Featured: The Night

THE NIGHT (2020) - OFFICIAL TEASER TRAILER
Title : The Night
Genre : Psychological Thriller
Logline : An Iranian couple and their one-year-old daughter become trapped inside a hotel when insidious events force them to face the secrets that have come between them, in a night that never ends.
The Night was sold to IFC, and it was the first film ever made in America to be shown in Iranian cinemas in 42 years.
Shahab Hosseini (Academy Award-winners THE SALESMAN, A SEPARATION and 2016 Cannes Palme d’Or Best Actor winner) stars in THE NIGHT with Niousha Jafarian. Armin Mehr, George Maguire, Michael Graham, Elester Latham, Amir Ali Hosseini, Golbarg Khavari, Gia Mora, Ali Kousheshi, and Lily V.K. round out the cast. THE NIGHT is a psychological thriller directed by Iranian-American director Kourosh Ahari (GENERATIONS backed by Tom Hanks). It is Ahari's debut feature from a script written by Milad Jarmooz and Kourosh Ahari.
Alex Bretow (GENERATIONS) of Mammoth Pictures is producing with Jeffrey Allard (TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE, PING PONG SUMMER) of Indie Entertainment, Cheryl Dillard Staurulakis (DON’T LEAVE HOME, THE NIGHT WATCHMEN) of Orama Filmworks and Armin Amiri (THE WRESTLER, THE PROMISE) of Supernova 8 Films. Mohammad Dormanesh is the Iranian producer on the film. Ryan Clarkson and David Spisak of Leveller Media, Chris Johns, Leo Staurulakis of Orama Filmworks and George Rush (SORRY TO BOTHER YOU) are executive producing. Academy Award-winner Terry George (HOTEL RWANDA) is Consulting Producer.
Production company Mammoth Pictures has combined forces with 7Skies Entertainment, Indie Entertainment, Orama Filmworks, Leveller Media and Supernova 8 Films to produce THE NIGHT.
Maz Mahkani (EQUALIZER 2) is the Director of Photography, Jennifer Dehghan (THE BEGUILED) is Production Designer, Maryam Rasekh is Costume Designer, and Babak Eskandari is Makeup Department Head.
UPCOMING PROJECTS
3 Days Rising (Completed)
A horror thriller that re-imagines Edgar Allan Poe’s masterpiece, “The Fall of the House of Usher”. Living alone, Eric is seemingly descending into madness but that narrative slowly begins to unravel until the gruesome truth is revealed.
Gaijin (Series in Development)
A geopolitical triangle between America, Japan and Iran set in the 80’s with the yakuza at the center.
Blind Owl (In Development)
A psychological horror film based on the novel The Blind Owl by Sadegh Hedayat. This book is considered one of the greatest works of literature to come out of Iran in the past hundred years.
Persians and Vikings (Treatment)
A four media project including graphic novel, tv series, Film, video game. Explores the ruthless empires that formed an u likely bond that contributed to the seeds of present day globalism.
Silk (Treatment for Series)
A photojournalist in Iran becomes a mark; the birth of an international spy.
Yukon (Treatment for Series)
The Native American travel across the landbridge of Siberia into the New World to start a new life laced still with genealogical ties to their very ancient history connecting the present world to the deep spirit of the old.
Elephant in the Room (Treatment for Series)
Broken dreams and unexpected rises and falls of making it in the world of New York’s sophisticated nightlife.
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The Bouncer Documentary (Treatment)
- A story about Armin Amiri’s life growing up in Iran, going through the revolution, escaping, and becoming a refugee in a camp outside of Vienna, Austria. The documentary is a three-part series that later focuses on Armin’s journey to the United States and eventually becoming who he is today as an artist, actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.
- Produced by SuperNova8 and Alfonso Carone Production
- Created by Armin Amiri and Ricardo Romani
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- A story about Armin Amiri’s life growing up in Iran, going through the revolution, escaping, and becoming a refugee in a camp outside of Vienna, Austria. The documentary is a three-part series that later focuses on Armin’s journey to the United States and eventually becoming who he is today as an artist, actor, filmmaker, and entrepreneur.
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Mango (Treatment)
- A story of an Iranian immigrant who comes to America to mend his relationship with his 19-year-old son. Within two weeks of his arrival and after taking a job as a janitor, he learns the heartbreaking news that his son has passed away from an overdose. Left grappling with his grief and facing an uncertain future due to his troubled past in Iran and undocumented status in the U.S., his journey takes an unexpected turn when he rescues an abandoned dog on a rainy night in San Francisco. The bond between the man and the dog, named Mango, becomes a source of healing and redemption. However, as he faces imminent deportation, the story evolves into a psychological thriller. Entrusting Mango to Vincent, a vibrant, jazz-loving dog sitter while he attempts to resolve his immigration issues in Sacramento, he returns to find Mango has been stolen. What ensues is a gripping tale of determination and survival, set against the atmospheric backdrop of San Francisco, with echoes of Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo.
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Midgey at the Ludlow (Treatment)
- A graphic book and animated series about a Norwich terrier and her pursuit of love that leads her to a life bigger than she had ever dreamed possible.
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The Attic (Treatment)
- A book and film project. A boy’s coming of age story that leads to love in the wrong place and wrong time.
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The Queen and I (Script, Film)
- Based on the HBO documentary of the same title. A documentarian attempts to out her exiled former queen as the dictators wife she once was but during the course of the documentary develops an unlikely friendship that overcomes years of unrest and offers a peace that once never seemed possible.
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Untitled Armin Amiri Project (In development)
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- A documentary film that details the experience of the refugee camps of Austria. May 2020.
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In the Dark Trees (Optioned)
- The unique roles that turkey and Albania played to help the rise of Putin.
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Paloma (Treatment for Series)
- A post-apocalyptic story about the future of California
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