Born in 1984 in Iran, he studied cinema and directing at the University of Tehran. He received his Ph.D. in Media Culture Studies in 2022. One of his previous documentaries, “A Movie for You”, was premiered at the Visions du Réel in 2015. “Amour du Réel”, another of his documentaries, was selected at the Oscar qualifying and BAFTA recognized film festivals. He was one of the members of jury at the Melgaco Documentary Film Festival in 2019. His next work “The Fabric” was premiered at the DMZ Documentary Film Festival in 2021. Iman is an alumnus of Berlinale Talents 2020. His most recent work “Three Sisters” was premiered at the Jihlava Documentary Film Festival "Three Sisters" is selected as the best Iranian short documentary of Year 2023 by Iranian short film magazine. Three Sisters is the winner of the Best Documentary at the Montecatini International Short Film Festival in 2023.