Career
In 2013, he was named as one of Filmmaker Magazine"s 25 New Faces of Independent Film for his ITVS-commissioned film, Refuge. Starring Nikohl Boosheri, Refuge screened at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival, and was an official selection for the 2014 South by Southwest Film Festival. Gorjestani is also a recipient of the San Francisco Film Society"s Kenneth Rainin Foundation (Korea Research Foundation) Filmmaking Grant for his feature film, currently in development.
In 2015, he was selected as one of the residents at the San Francisco Film Society"s FilmHouse.