LIMITED SERIES · ACTOR · 2025
INDEPENDENT CREATIVE STUDIO · NETHERLANDS
Stories that
stay with you.
Independent films, expressive performances and images shaped by real lives.
EXPLORE↓THE STUDIO
One studio.
Many ways to tell a story.
We make films, inhabit characters and photograph people with a shared purpose: to reveal what a moment feels like, not only what it looks like.
ACTING
FILM PRODUCTIONS
PHOTOGRAPHY
BOOKS
CYRUS ESFANDIARI · ACTOR
CYRUS ESFANDIARI · ACTOR
ACTOR PORTFOLIO
CYRUS
ESFANDIARI
Actor · Writer · Director
An Iranian-born actor and filmmaker based in the Netherlands. With more than 15 years across theater and camera work, Cyrus brings curiosity, intensity and emotional precision to every role.
BASEDNetherlands
AVAILABLE FORDutch & international productions
LANGUAGESPersian · Dutch · English · Italian
WORKFilm · TV · Theater
ACTOR PORTFOLIO / HEADSHOTS
The many sides of Cyrus.
ACTING SHOWREEL / 2026
Watch Cyrus in motion.
A selection of on-screen performances.
ACTING / ON SCREEN
Beyond the headshot.
ACTING / STAGE
Theater is where
it begins.
Years on stage built a practice grounded in listening, presence and connection with an audience.
SELECTED WORK
FILM / ACTING
Shared Horizon
SHORT FILM · 2026FILM / ACTING
Happy New Year My Darling
SHORT FILM · 2019SERIES / ACTING
Esther Queen of Hope
LIMITED SERIES · 2025THEATER / ACTING
You Are Lucky
MONOLOGUE · 2023ACTING / FILM & TELEVISION
Selected performances.
Screen work, from intimate short films to period drama.
SHORT FILM · ACTOR · 2025
Shared Horizon
Watch the film
SHORT FILM · ACTOR · 2019
Happy New Year My Darling
SHORT FILM · ACTOR · 2026
Occupied Homeland
Watch the film
SHORT FILM · ACTOR · 2022
Tell Me I'm Wrong
EDB PRODUCTIONS / FILM PRODUCTIONS
Film Productions
Films shaped from the first idea to the final frame by Cyrus Esfandiari and collaborators.
FILMS / EDB PRODUCTIONS
Selected productions.
Films directed, written and edited by Cyrus, alongside creative collaborations.
SHORT FILM · WRITER & DIRECTOR
Scratched Blue Sky
Watch the filmA film about a young life caught between a saved body and a wounded soul. Winner of the Pioniers Award at Almere Film 2017; selected for the European Independent Film Festival 2018.
SHORT FILM · WRITER, DIRECTOR & EDITOR
Shared Horizon
Watch the filmShared Horizon explores divisions among Iranians worldwide, calling for awareness and solidarity across differing viewpoints in pursuit of an Iran free from the Islamic Republic’s oppression.
SHORT FILM · DIRECTOR & EDITOR
Occupied Homeland
Watch the filmA 2026 short film directed and edited by Cyrus Esfandiari.
SHORT FILM · WRITER & FIRST AD
Another Day
A short film based on true stories. Screenplay by Cyrus Esfandiari; directed by Aqil Dahhan.
FILM PRODUCTIONS / SELECTED WORK
Stories in motion.
A slideshow of selected visual work by EDB Productions.
FILM PRODUCTIONS / VISUAL POEM
Mijn Perfecte Wereld.
A poem by Francis Esfandiari, presented on film.
RECOGNITION
A story recognized.
Pioniers Award · Almere Film · 2017
ON SET
Making the moment.
From the first conversation to the final frame, filmmaking is a collective act of attention.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Real people.
Real moments.
Portraits, families, editorial work and events. Each frame is made with patience, atmosphere and a close attention to people.
REAL STORIES, MADE TANGIBLE
BOOKS BY FRANCIS ESFANDIARI
Stories you can hold.
Francis Esfandiari creates personal books that turn photographs, memories and milestones into something lasting. Discover the book work and the person behind it.
Explore Francis & booksPHOTOBOOKS · PERSONAL STORIES · PUBLISHING
ABOUT EDB
Independent by nature.
Human by design.
EDB Productions brings together Cyrus Esfandiari’s work in film, acting and photography, alongside Francis Esfandiari’s work in books and personal publishing. Based in the Netherlands, the studio is shaped by stories, memory and human connection.
A film, a portrait or a book begins with listening. The form changes; our attention to the person at its centre stays the same.
Let's collaborateLET'S WORK TOGETHER
Have a story
in mind?
For casting, film collaborations, photography and books. Based in Baarn, Netherlands.
EDB PRODUCTIONS · NETHERLANDSACTING · FILM PRODUCTIONS · PHOTOGRAPHY · BOOKS© 2026