Sadegh Hatefi
Actor / Writer / Director
Sadegh Hatefi was born in 1944, Tehran. His first professional appearance was in 1963, at 19, in a play by Friedrich Durrenmatt, which he both acted in and directed.
Hatefi attended Tehran University’s School of Fine Arts beginning in 1965, and was one of the inaugural graduates of its Performing Arts program. He co-founded Pejvak Theater Group in 1966, the first group to perform on the fledgling Iranian National Television. In 1968, Pejvak became the Iranian Theater Association, with Hatefi as a co-founder.
Hatefi directed and acted in many theatrical stage productions, including Arthur Miller’ Incident at Vichy and Sadegh Hedayat’s The Tale Under the Bush. Simultaneously, Hatefi directed and produced many television plays for Iranian National Television, including The Elephant in the File, Towards the Bottom of Hell, and later The Tragedy of Siavash, The Last Esfandyar, Lovingly Barefoot and The Foam Comes and Goes, the Seas Yet Stays, with which he toured around Europe.
Hatefi has written and directed multiple television series including Prey Chasing the Predator (1995), Comedy Series (1996), and the Iranian Daily Show (1997-98). In 2000, Hatefi wrote and directed the full-length feature Yalda.
Hatefi worked on a number of major research projects about Iranian history, literature, and mythology, which he co-published with Rokhand Gharavi under the series titled Hadis-e-Qand-e-Parsi (2000 - 2003). He then wrote and directed the television series Ghodrat (2005), a major period drama series laced with legend and myth. In 2006, Hatefi directed the full-length feature titled Eight Years Later, across three countries and two continents.
After moving to the United States in 2014, Hatefi co-founded Owrang Theater Group. He has since directed five more stage productions including Arash the Archer and The Story of an Exhibition, many radio plays, and a music video.
Hatefi attended Tehran University’s School of Fine Arts beginning in 1965, and was one of the inaugural graduates of its Performing Arts program. He co-founded Pejvak Theater Group in 1966, the first group to perform on the fledgling Iranian National Television. In 1968, Pejvak became the Iranian Theater Association, with Hatefi as a co-founder.
Hatefi directed and acted in many theatrical stage productions, including Arthur Miller’ Incident at Vichy and Sadegh Hedayat’s The Tale Under the Bush. Simultaneously, Hatefi directed and produced many television plays for Iranian National Television, including The Elephant in the File, Towards the Bottom of Hell, and later The Tragedy of Siavash, The Last Esfandyar, Lovingly Barefoot and The Foam Comes and Goes, the Seas Yet Stays, with which he toured around Europe.
Hatefi has written and directed multiple television series including Prey Chasing the Predator (1995), Comedy Series (1996), and the Iranian Daily Show (1997-98). In 2000, Hatefi wrote and directed the full-length feature Yalda.
Hatefi worked on a number of major research projects about Iranian history, literature, and mythology, which he co-published with Rokhand Gharavi under the series titled Hadis-e-Qand-e-Parsi (2000 - 2003). He then wrote and directed the television series Ghodrat (2005), a major period drama series laced with legend and myth. In 2006, Hatefi directed the full-length feature titled Eight Years Later, across three countries and two continents.
After moving to the United States in 2014, Hatefi co-founded Owrang Theater Group. He has since directed five more stage productions including Arash the Archer and The Story of an Exhibition, many radio plays, and a music video.