Farhoud Meybodi is starting Ritual Arts, a new production company, and has secured an initial contract with Wayfarer Studios, an independent studio founded by Justin Baldoni and Steve Sarowitz. The company will focus on telling stories that inspire cultural change through television and project-driven film.
Award-winning author, director and executive producer, Meybodi recently worked on “My Last Days,” a document about people with chronic illness which is currently Season 5 on the CW Network. Meybodi has previously founded Wayfarer Entertainment with Ahmed Musiol and Justin Baldoni, and the three have come together in a variety of commercials, films and television programs. Meybodi is a member of the Directors Guild of America and the Television Academy, and is also a member of the Hollywood Bureau board of the Muslim Community Council.
“In these times of separation, it is important that we, the creative community, break free from our echo chambers and speak to the heart and soul of this community,” Meybodi said in a statement. “Storytelling has always been a way to build bridges, and at Ritual, we wish to create more moving images …. appropriately to stimulate meaningful dialogue between free people. , who adhere to tradition and all who are in the middle, in the hope of healing and uniting this great country. ”
Ritual Arts has also announced that Carra Greenberg will be the company’s head of production and operations, overseeing the current product and collaboration board. He will combine films with a TV series for Ritual Arts, and has previously produced commercials, docuseries, and news from various companies. Her documentary section “Daughters of the Sexual Revolution,” about the first Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, won the Grand Jury Award at SXSW.
“I am delighted to be part of a team that is working on a change that can be measured by objectives driven by intentions,” Greenberg said in a statement. “Farhoud has a proven track record of media integrity through filmmaking. His work deals with the critical stories of our day. of change. ”
Dr. Caroline Heldman also joins the company as head of community influence. Her published works include, “Politics Politics in the Market: Consumer Performance in Business Times,” “Women, Power, and Politics: The Gender Equality in the United States” and “Madam President? Gender & Politics On the way to the White House. “Heldman also founded the New Orleans Women’s Residence Center and the Lower Robong Ward Museum.
Ritual Arts has raised more than $ 4 million for the production of its first album. Upcoming projects will be announced in the coming months.
