
Artin Hadipour
Directing
Biography
Artin Hadipour is an independent filmmaker, born in Iran, who lives in Canada. Passionate about emotionally driven and visually cinematic stories, he has directed many short films since he began filmmaking. His latest work, LEAVING, was written, directed, and produced entirely by him. He received the award of “Best Overall Film” for the film during the 2025 VAMPT Student Film Festival. He also received the award for “Best Director” at the same festival, in 2026, and a “Nomination” at the British Columbia Student Festival, all for this film, FORGOTTEN. Hadipour’s 2024 film, RECAP, has also participated as an official selection in Italy’s MEET Film Festival.
Known For

A boy reflects on his summer break through a school assignment.
Recap

Impact of Terror is a psychological horror exploring childhood fear and its lasting impact. The story follows Leo, a young boy stuck with his older brother and friends at a family gathering. As a joke, the older kids show him unsettling videos and convince him the eerie silhouette in the images lurks in their basement. What follows is a night of terror that leaves Leo forever changed.
Impact of Terror

An elderly man living with dementia begins to lose his sense of time, place, and identity, while his son quietly stays by his side. Through small moments and fading memories, their relationship is tested in ways neither can fully understand.
Forgotten

Crow is a Privately Released short film about a young boy named Crow, has been having traumatic nightmares for years, and in his dream, he always dreams someone identical to him is trying to murder him. But one day, the person comes with an offer.
Crow

Set in a quiet Iranian field, Leaving follows a dialogue between a house and a mountain as a family departs. It is a poetic meditation on migration and memory.
Leaving

In northern Iran, this docu-fiction captures a family's week-long reunion from arrival to farewell. Showcasing tradition, daily life, and music into a quiet portrait of memory, connection, and time's gentle passing.