# Keywan Karimi

> Keywan Karimi is an Iranian independent filmmaker of Kurdish descent. He graduated in communication studies from the University of Tehran. Karimi began his work with a series of short documentary films that critiqued life in contemporary Iran. He was sentenced to six years in prison and 223 lashes because of the content of his films. He was released from prison in 2017.

*Iranian independent filmmaker of Kurdish descent*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/keywan-karimi

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** Iran
- **Born:** 1985-09-21
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Keywan Karimi is an Iranian independent filmmaker of Kurdish descent. He graduated in communication studies from the University of Tehran. Karimi began his work with a series of short documentary films that critiqued life in contemporary Iran. He was sentenced to six years in prison and 223 lashes because of the content of his films. He was released from prison in 2017.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 41.4 / 100
- **Momentum:** 7.3 / 100  (trend: RISING)
- **Historical depth:** 3.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 40.8 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 75.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5344040/ (@nm5344040)

## Sources
- [Keywan Karimi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keywan_Karimi)
- [Keywan Karimi](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keywan_Karimi)
- [کیوان کریمی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%DB%8C%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%DA%A9%D8%B1%DB%8C%D9%85%DB%8C)
- [كيوان كاريمى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%8A%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%86_%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85%D9%89)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16074959)

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