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Mehran C. Torgoley is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and editor. He is best known for his work on the found footage horror film Curse of Aurore (2020) and the absurd mockumentary comedy film Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth (2022).
Mehran grew up in Chicago, Illinois. He originally worked in graphic design for multiple video game companies, such as Double Helix Games, Shiny Entertainment, and most notably Midway Games. [1]
Mehran's debut feature film, Curse of Aurore, premiered in Quebec, Canada at all Cinémas Guzzo Theaters on July 24, 2020. On opening weekend, Curse of Aurore hit #1 in the box office throughout all Cinémas Guzzo Theaters and #4 overall in the entire province of Québec. The film enjoyed a successful 10-week limited theatrical run. [2] [3] Curse of Aurore was then acquired by Freestyle Digital Media and released worldwide on January 12, 2021. [4]
Mehran's second feature film, Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth, was distributed by Octane Multimedia for digital release on November 4, 2022. [5] The film starred many well known comedic actors such as Phil Lamarr, David Koechner, Bruce Baum, Kim Whitley, Greg Proops, Jeff Bryan Davis, and Rick Overton. [6]
Mehran's third feature film Behold! is currently in post production and is set to hit the festival circuit throughout 2025. [7]
| Year | Film | |||||
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| Director | Writer | Producer | Editor | Notes | ||
| 2010 | Room Enough | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film ; Inspired by the short story "That's Not Me" by Issac Marion |
| 2013 | Run | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film ; Cinematographer |
| 2014 | Committed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Short Film ; Co-Writer |
| 2020 | Curse of Aurore | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-Writer |
| 2022 | Izzy Lyon: The Unspun Truth | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-Director & Co-Writer |
| TBA | Behold! | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Co-Writer |
| TBA | Golden | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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