From childhood movie nights in Orange County to In Full Bloom and Unwinding, filmmaker Reza Ghassemi is building a career around visual storytelling, complicated characters, creative freedom, and an enduring belief in the power of cinema. For Reza Ghassemi, filmmaking did not begin on a professional set, inside a studio office, or at film school. It began at home. Growing up in Orange County, California, Ghassemi discovered movies through his family, especially his father, wh