[6] Following film school, Eskandari was selected as a contestant for the Steven Spielberg filmmaker competition On The Lot.
[9] The film received a theatrical release, and was distributed on IFC Midnight's Pay-per-view channel.
[10][11] In 2013, Eskandari directed and produced his film titled The Gauntlet which starred Bai Ling, and Dustin Nguyen.
Filmed in Beijing, China, the movie "follows five strangers who awake in an underground, medieval dungeon."
The film received distribution from Lionsgate Home Entertainment following a screening at Cannes[13] and was retitled Game of Assassins.