Photo: Alice Barigelli / CC BY 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
I have a deep respect for Ramin Bahrani's kind of filmmaking. Born in Winston-Salem and trained at Columbia, he built a body of work that watches ordinary, overlooked lives with patience rather than spectacle. When Roger Ebert called him the new director of the decade, that wasn't casual praise; it was a serious critic betting on substance. The 2009 Guggenheim only confirmed it. What moves me most is that he returned to teach at his alma mater, choosing to pass that grounded, humane gaze to the next generation rather than chase bigger budgets. That's a quietly admirable career.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ramin Bahrani
- Name (Japanese)
- ラミン・バーラニ
- Reading
- らみん・ばーらに
- Born
- March 20, 1975 (age 51)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Rabbit
- Origin
- Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film director / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Columbia University
Awards & achievements
- 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttp://raminbahrani.com
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramin%20Bahrani
Frequently asked questions
When was Ramin Bahrani born?
Born March 20, 1975 (age 51).
Where is Ramin Bahrani from?
Ramin Bahrani is from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States.
What does Ramin Bahrani do?
Ramin Bahrani works as screenwriter, film director, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-23
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.