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Rajeev Dassani

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Rajeev Dassani
After serving twenty years in prison, Clifford comes home to live with his daughter Keisha, in hopes of making up for lost time. But the road to redemption will be harder than he thinks when he realizes that he has to deal with KeishaÂ’s live in boyfriend, Boris, who is a mirror image of Clifford as a young man.
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Rajeev Dassani is an award winning writer and director whose films have screened at many of the top festivals around the world. Rajeev studied directing at the University of Southern California, where his thesis film, "A Day's Work" went on to screen at hundreds of festivals worldwide and won dozens of "best film" awards including the prestigious gold medal at the Student Academy Awards, best student film at the Shanghai Film Festival, Audience Award at the AFI Dallas Festival among others.

Rajeev's first feature, "Watercolor Postcards", starring Bailee Madison, Jonathan Banks and Laura Bell Bundy, has been completed and in the festival circuit and preparing for a 2013 release.

Rajeev also created Master Key Productions with his twin brother Elan Dassani, which has provided production services and visual effects for dozens of TV series and feature films. As part of Master Key, Rajeev served as a creative consultant and visual effects producer on shows such as the "Knight Rider" reboot on NBC, the critically acclaimed "Justified" with Timothy Olyphant on FX, and as a director on "Covert Affairs" starring Piper Perabo on USA. He co-designed and directed the title sequence for that series as well as directing action sequences for several episodes including the season finale in London and Sri Lanka.
BornDecember 1, 1979
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BornDecember 1, 1979
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    • Awards
      • 9 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Known for

    A Day's Work (2008)
    A Day's Work
    7.2
    Short
    • Writer
    • 2008
    Jonathan Banks, Laura Bell Bundy, Conrad Goode, and Bailee Madison in Watercolor Postcards (2013)
    Watercolor Postcards
    5.3
    • Director
    • 2013
    Sleepers
    • Writer
      Sarita Choudhury and Sunita Mani in Evil Eye (2020)
      Evil Eye
      4.8
      • Director
      • 2020

      Credits

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      Visual Effects



      • Kerry Washington in Scandal (2012)
        Scandal
        7.7
        TV Series
        • visual effects producer
        • visual effects supervisor
        • 2012–2018
      • Viola Davis in Murder (2014)
        Murder
        8.1
        TV Series
        • visual effects producer
        • visual effects supervisor (uncredited)
        • 2014–2018
      • Extinction (2017)
        Extinction
        5.9
        Short
        • visual effects
        • 2017
      • Warrior (2015)
        Warrior
        4.1
        TV Movie
        • visual effects producer
        • 2015
      • The Midnight Anthology (2015)
        The Midnight Anthology
        7.4
        TV Series
        • visual effects producer
        • 2015
      • Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in Grace et Frankie (2015)
        Grace et Frankie
        8.2
        TV Series
        • visual effects producer
        • 2015
      • Timothy Olyphant in Justified (2010)
        Justified
        8.6
        TV Series
        • visual effects producer
        • visual effects coordinator
        • 2010–2015
      • Piper Perabo in Covert Affairs (2010)
        Covert Affairs
        7.3
        TV Series
        • visual effects supervisor
        • 2010–2014
      • Revolution (2012)
        Revolution
        6.6
        TV Series
        • visual effects supervisor
        • visual effects producer
        • 2013–2014
      • Scandal: The Secret Is Out (2013)
        Scandal: The Secret Is Out
        8.3
        TV Movie
        • visual effects supervisor
        • 2013
      • Parker Posey, Danny Glover, and Billy Burke in Highland Park (2013)
        Highland Park
        5.3
        • vfx producer
        • 2013
      • Girl Rising (2013)
        Girl Rising
        7.1
        • visual effects producer
        • 2013
      • The Nevsky Prospect (2012)
        The Nevsky Prospect
        6.9
        • visual effects supervisor
        • 2012
      • J.A.W. (2011)
        J.A.W.
        5.1
        Short
        • visual effects producer
        • visual effects supervisor
        • 2011
      • Jada Pinkett Smith in Hawthorne: infirmière en chef (2009)
        Hawthorne: infirmière en chef
        6.0
        TV Series
        • visual effects coordinator
        • 2010

      Producer



      • Second Skin
        • executive producer
        • Post-production
        • Short



      • Jinn (2019)
        Jinn
        3.5
        TV Series
        • created by
        • executive producer
        • 2019
      • Condor (2018)
        Condor
        7.7
        TV Series
        • producer: jordan unit
        • 2018
      • Seam (2017)
        Seam
        6.4
        Short
        • executive producer
        • 2017
      • Sonequa Martin-Green in Star Trek: Discovery (2017)
        Star Trek: Discovery
        7.0
        TV Series
        • producer: Jordan
        • 2017
      • Aziz Ansari in Master of None (2015)
        Master of None
        8.2
        TV Series
        • producer: italy unit
        • 2017
      • American Exorcism (2017)
        American Exorcism
        3.2
        • executive producer
        • 2017
      • Abbey Grace (2016)
        Abbey Grace
        3.5
        Video
        • executive producer
        • 2016
      • Jack Coleman, Judith Shekoni, Zachary Levi, Robbie Kay, Danika Yarosh, Ryan Guzman, and Kiki Sukezane in Heroes Reborn (2015)
        Heroes Reborn
        6.6
        TV Mini Series
        • producer: jordan unit
        • producer: paris unit
        • producer: tokyo unit
        • 2015–2016
      • Amanda Schull and Aaron Stanford in 12 Monkeys (2015)
        12 Monkeys
        7.7
        TV Series
        • producer: macedonia unit
        • 2015
      • Cleetus Redbone: Apparition Apprehension
        Video
        • executive producer
        • 2012
      • The Nevsky Prospect (2012)
        The Nevsky Prospect
        6.9
        • executive producer
        • 2012
      • Piper Perabo in Covert Affairs (2010)
        Covert Affairs
        7.3
        TV Series
        • producer: Puerto Rico
        • 2011

      Writer



      • Second Skin
        • Writer
        • Post-production
        • Short



      • I'll Meet You There (2020)
        I'll Meet You There
        5.5
        • contributing writer
        • 2020
      • Jinn (2019)
        Jinn
        3.5
        TV Series
        • written by
        • 2019
      • Seam (2017)
        Seam
        6.4
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2017
      • A Day's Work (2008)
        A Day's Work
        7.2
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2008
      • Lonely Caller
        9.2
        Short
        • written by
        • 2007
      • Miranda Rights
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2006
      • Prague Spring
        Short
        • Writer
        • 2005

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      Personal details

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        • Dassani Bros Productions
        • Rajeev Dassani Official Website
      • Born
        • December 1, 1979
        • Nashville, Tennessee, USA

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        Has an identical twin brother, Elan Dassani.

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