Abteen Bagheri was born and raised in Los Angeles 34 years ago.
He attended Stanford University, where he earned his BA in English Literature with an emphasis in Creative Writing and Film Theory. He graduated at the top of his class, studying a variety of disciplines from Neuroscience to Computer Science to Technology Entrepreneurship and Philosophy, earning him membership to the Φβκ National Honors Society.
The summer after graduating from Stanford, Abteen directed his breakthrough video “Peso” for A$AP Rocky who went on to sign a major record deal with RCA Records immediately following the release of the video. Abteen went on to direct commercials for brands including Apple, Oculus, Rivian, Smirnoff, and Google, among others. His work is personal, playful and it pushes the realms of reality.
Abteen lives in Los Angeles.