Ali KianiAli Kiani was awarded a post-doctoral program in the study of non-Western Theatre and Drama by the UCLA Theatre Department in 1986. He has taught theatre and humanities at UCLA, California State University, and Los Angeles Community Colleges snce 1988. He has written plays, screenplays, and documentaries that were published and produced. A Tale of Bondage was awarded the Best Thriller Screenplay at the Cannes Film Awards (2023). Fire Under the Ashes was awarded the Best Screenplay in Drama at the Berlin International Scriptwriting Festival in 2023. Read More Read Less