Abteen Bagheri is a director known for his bold visual storytelling, offbeat humor, and distinctly human perspective. His work moves fluidly between grounded realism and the surreal, finding humor, beauty, and emotional truth in the peculiarities of human behavior.

Abteen’s sharp instinct for casting, performance, and character-driven storytelling runs throughout his brandwork, music videos and narrative films. His genre-bending music video “HEADSPACE/Bent” for BenjaminEarl Turner won Best Hip Hop Video at the UK Music Video Awards. While earlier work with A$AP Rocky earned him a UKMVA Best New Director nomination. Abteen recently completed his narrative directorial debut, Goldfish, a 41-minute film featuring an ensemble cast and original music by The Alchemist and Hit-Boy.

As a lifelong musician born and raised in Los Angeles, Abteen brings a deep appreciation for rhythm, culture, and storytelling to everything he creates.