Life Support

In the near future, coma patients will be able to choose their own fate thanks to advancements in brain scanning and virtual reality. An insurance agent with little regard for human life must come to terms with the gravity of her job and what it means to have empathy.

Shayan is an Iranian-American filmmaker who grew up in Iran until the age of 15. While attending UCLA, Shayan filmed and edited a documentary called The Drop Box, which went on to win the grand jury prize at several festivals and was later released theatrically, becoming one of the highest grossing movies in fathom events history. Since then, he has edited another theatrical feature film called The Dating Project, as well as nationally-broadcast commercials for companies such as Google, Sprint, and Volkswagen. After writing and directing several short films and viral sketch videos, he is finally ready to take on his first feature film.