Mohammad Hossein Mahdavian (Persian: محمدحسین مهدویان; born 13 May 1981) is an Iranian film director and screenwriter.

[1] He's best known for his films Standing in the Dust (2016), Midday Adventures (2017), Lottery (2018), Walnut Tree (2020) and Mortal Wound (2021).

"I don't remember anything specific about the first movies I saw in the cinema, but I'm sure that things from those years have influenced me, and sometimes the images that remain in my mind, surprise me."

One of the main tools used by Mahdavians to represent a documentary is the use of a hand-held camera in filming, which creates the illusion of more reality for the viewer.

But the visual quality and texture of the image that Mahdavian creates is not similar to the scenes on social films.

In addition, the camera movements are not like other social films, it has sloppiness and pus, which again emphasizes the documentary aspect.

In Mahdavian's works, the camera serves to document and bring the viewer closer to the date and time in which the story of the film takes place.