Nima Nourizadeh (born November 12, 1977) is an
Iranian-British film director,
music video director, and
commercial director. His debut film is
Project X, released in March 2012. Prior to making
Project X, he directed music videos for
Dizzee Rascal,
Pink Grease,
Franz Ferdinand,
Bat for Lashes,
Santigold,
Hot Chip,
Yelle and
Lily Allen. He also directed advertisements for
Adidas. Nourizadeh is the son of political activist
Alireza Nourizadeh and his siblings are electronic music producers
Omid 16B and Navid. His second film was the 2015 action comedy
American Ultra, starring
Jesse Eisenberg,
Kristen Stewart,
Connie Britton,
John Leguizamo, and
Topher Grace.