Assistant Professor, Sol International Media Arts

 

CONTACT

 

Office: Rm 401, W16

Office Hours: Tuesday & Wednesday 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. or by appointment

Phone: 82-42-630-4705

E-mail: pkalayeh@wsu.ac.kr

 

EDUCATION

 

PhD Candidate, Media & Communication, EGS

MFA, Creative Writing, Naropa University

BA, English Literature, University of Delaware

 

Website: http://piroozkalayeh.com

 

FILMS

 

SHOPLIFTING FROM AMERICAN APPAREL (2012)

BRAD WARNER'S HARDCORE ZEN (2013)

BRUNCH ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (2014)

THE HUMAN WAR (2014)

ZOMBIE BOUNTY HUNTER M.D. (2015)

CTRL ALT DEL (2016)

 

BIO              

 

Pirooz Kalayeh received an MFA from the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. He is the founding member and proprietor behind the musical group, The Slipshod Swingers, and the records Orange Lamborghini (2006) and Transistor Radio (2008). Kalayeh has also served as an Associate Producer and Post Production Coordinator with Weller Grossman Productions and Screen Door Entertainment on several television programs, including STRICTYLY SEX WITH DR DREW (DISC), CRAFTLAB (DIY), and LOOK WHAT I DID (HGTV). In 2009, Kalayeh’s first solo directorial feature SHOPLIFTING FROM AMERICAN APPAREL (2012) was released under his personal label ILIKENIRVANA and had a theatrical release at select theaters throughout the United States. Kalayeh’s documentary feature about Buddhist teacher Brad Warner, entitled BRAD WARNER’S HARDCORE ZEN (2013) premiered at the Buddhist Film Festival in Amsterdam on October 5, 2013.  THE HUMAN WAR (2013) was co-produced and co-directed by Kalayeh and premiered at the Beloit International Film Festival on February 21, 2014. His novel THE WHOPPER STRATEGIES details an advertising executive's journey to package Enlightenment in a Box. Kalayeh is currently working on several web series and film narratives, including the much-anticipated comedy, ZOMBIE BOUNTY HUNTER M.D. He lives with his wife in Los Angeles and South Korea. He interviews various entertainers and artists on his blog, Shikow. 

 

RESEARCH INTERESTS

 

Iranian Cinema, Korean Cinema, Film Production, Hybrid Narratives, Webisodes

 

COURSES TAUGHT

 

Applied Media Aesthetics, Video Production, Contemporary Cinema, Screenwriting, Directing