A grieving high school senior struggles to rebuild his life after his father's death, but one reckless night threatens to shatter his fragile friendships and forces him to confront his grief. 

Lonely Boy is the latest project, a television pilot directed and produced by Morteza Rafiei, with potential to expand to streaming. The story centers on a grieving teenage boy navigating trauma, isolation, and moral pressure after a sudden family tragedy, told through an intimate, character driven lens focused on emotional truth and human behavior. The pilot was produced at an indie budget level, but through careful planning, hands on execution, and strong visual design, it was elevated to feel like a high level production. The project reflects a deeply human storytelling approach, combining raw emotion with cinematic scale despite limited resources. 

  "A young filmmaker in Hollywood is forced to reevaluate his dreams and identity as an assistant for an unscrupulous producer, navigating the blurry line between ambition and exploitation."  

The Assistant follows James, a young aspiring filmmaker in Los Angeles, as he navigates a chaotic day balancing personal and professional demands. Stuck in a demeaning assistant job for a narcissistic Hollywood producer, James finds himself torn between picking up his boss's mistress and trying to catch a flight to visit his mother. As the pressures of his job and personal life collide, James is forced to confront the emotional toll of chasing his dreams in an industry that often exploits its most vulnerable workers.  

 MSR Entertainment is proud to represent Sorry, She Can’t Help Herself, a deeply moving short film that explores the fragile balance of identity, motherhood, and survival in a new land.

 Amidst the clutter and chaos of her new American home, Somayeh, a young Iranian mother battling postpartum depression and paranoia, struggles to preserve her identity while facing the rigors of immigration, an unsupportive spouse, and judgment from visitors, revealing the intricate challenges of adapting to a life far from home. . 

FreedomTown: Not So Black And White is an award winning documentary that follows an activist and a police officer as they confront race, justice, and shared humanity in America. 

 Freedomtown: Not So Black and White is a feature documentary directed by Morteza Rafiei and created with his creative partner Sidney Brown, following activists and a former police officer in the aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Filmed over roughly two years, the project captures protest, dialogue, and personal transformation, showing how national events reshaped individual lives and community relationships. Centered on real human stories across lines of difference, the film explores justice, race, and empathy through lived experience. The documentary received multiple festival awards and international selections for its directing and social impact.