Eric Nazarian

Eric Nazarian

Born in Armenia and raised in Los Angeles, writer-director-producer and photojournalist Eric Nazarian is an honors graduate of the University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts and the recipient of the Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. His first film as writer-director, "The Blue Hour," premiered at the San Sebastian International Film Festival. His short film "Tatanka", about the Oglala Lakota mothers of the Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women (MMIW) and the healing power of the buffalo, is part of a global anthology film about human and animal life. His new film, "Die Like a Man", tells a rite of passage story about the aftereffects of gun violence in a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in L.A. While making the film, Nazarian created a social impact audiovisual literacy program with the aim of combating gun violence in at-risk communities through grassroots filmmaking. Nazarian co-wrote the screenplay “Three Christs” starring Richard Gere, Peter Dinklage and Walton Goggins.

Who Am I to Tell Your Story?

Who Am I to Tell Your Story?

Filmmaker Eric Nazarian challenges the cultural gatekeeping that dictates who is “allowed” to tell certain stories. Drawing on a life shaped by multiethnic Los Angeles, he makes a powerful case for cross-cultural storytelling as resistance, empathy and a reminder that art transcends borders.