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Fellows /
Camille Shooshani and Aaron Shooshani
Screenwriters Lab
2025-2026 Fellow
Tehrangeles
Tehrangeles is an hour-long television comedy-drama following the marriage between the Kashani and Shamsian families in late 1980’s Los Angeles. Both families are a part of the Iranian-Jewish Diaspora, a wealthy and relatively educated group of refugees who landed in Beverly Hills after the Iranian Revolution in 1979, beginning their meteoric rise as one of the most successful immigrant communities in the United States. As a young Iranian-Jewish couple prepare to marry, the groom’s brother and the bride’s sister rebel against their rigid families and community, seeking love and liberation in 1980s Los Angeles. But inside the neon glamor of Hollywood and the baroque rituals of Tehrangeles, the pair can’t help but gravitate toward one another.
Camille Shooshani is an Iranian-Jewish writer and filmmaker based in Los Angeles. Her debut documentary feature, "Léa & I" premiered on Netflix in 2019. She was awarded the USC Presidents' Sustainability Award in 2024 for "The Concrete River," a film documenting a 51-mile trek along the Los Angeles River. In 2020, she received her MFA in creative nonfiction writing from Columbia University. She received her BA from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 2017. Aaron Shoooshani (he/him) is a writer and producer based in Los Angeles. Before writing, Aaron worked in political strategy for Economic Justice Initiatives like the Fight For $15, that aimed to raise the minimum wage. He has worked as a writer's assistant to Showrunner Chris Romano (Blue Mountain State, Kill the Orange-Faced Bear) and produced and written a number of independent shorts. Raised in Los Angeles to Iranian Jewish immigrants, Aaron attended Columbia University where he received a B.A. in History and Economics.
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