Wali Razaqi
Wali Razaqi | |
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Born |
Kabul, Afghanistan, Afghanistan | January 25, 1979
Occupation | Film producer, actor |
Wali Razaqi (born January 25, 1979) is an American film producer and actor. He is of Afghan descent.[1] He is the founder of Raz Entertainment, a film and television production company.
At age 21, Wali Razaqi and produced his first feature film In the Wrong Hands (2002).[2] The action comedy screened theatrically in ten cities across the US and Canada.
His next feature film, September Tapes (2004) premiered and sold[3] at the Sundance Film Festival, receiving critical response.[4]
After having his films screened in over 30 festivals worldwide – including Cannes Film Festival and Toronto International Film Festival – Razaqi went on to produce the feature films Crushed (2009) & Your Name Here (2008), a biopic which premiered at the 10th Annual CineVegas Film Festival and stars Bill Pullman and Traci Lords.[5]
He recently finished filming in St. Petersburg, Russia and Nevada for Mario Van Peebles' action thriller Kerosene Cowboys,[6] starring alongside Cam Gigandet, Rachael Leigh Cook, and Shane West. He is also the creator and producer of "The Michael Vick Project," an eight-part docu-series TV show due to air on BET in early 2010.[7]
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- Wali Razaqi at the Internet Movie Database
- Raz Entertainment Company Site