Ava Maria Safai
Director
Ava Maria Safai, a Canadian-Iranian artist from Vancouver, Canada, is a graduate of UBC’s BFA in Acting program and currently serves as the artistic director of The Harlequin Theatre Society. She is also a Leo award-winning editor, and has produced every project she’s directed. Ava Maria is also an accomplished actor, musician, and writer, known for infusing her diverse talents into every project.
Movies2
MovieComedyA young Iranian-Canadian man comes to terms with his sexuality, and contends with the disconnection from his culture, while inadvertently cohabitating with an ancient Persian Spirit of Chaos.
MovieDocumentaryIn Iran, higher education is a crime—for Bahá’ís. The Forbidden University exposes a secret underground network where students and teachers risk prison, raids and exile, for the right to learn. Told through daring first-person accounts and striking animated reenactments, this is the hidden story of a secret beacon of hope born in the shadows.