Habib Yazdi is an Iranian-American playwright and filmmaker. He produced and directed the PBS series United States of Comedy.

A Sundance x ISF Building Bridges Fellow, Habib has participated in Gotham Week, the Warner Bros. Discovery Access Directors Program, and the Mentorship Matters writing lab. His short films have screened at festivals worldwide— including St. Louis, Brisbane, Brooklyn, Vail, and Pan African— and at venues like the Barbican Centre, de Young Museum, and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. He has also collaborated with brands like Nike, Starbucks, Ford and Norwegian Airlines.

Habib earned his MFA from NYU Tisch, where he received the Oliver Stone Screenwriting Award and the Goldberg Play Prize. His comedic play about the 1953 American coup in Iran, Ajax, premieres in spring 2026. He is a recipient of South Coast Repertory's Elizabeth George commission.

When not writing, Habib rides foam tops on waves, hard boots on snow, and 6/4 on drums.

say hello:
habibyazdi@gmail.com