Kasra Shokravi was born in Bandar Abbas, Iran. In 1990, he and his family decided to move to America. Growing up in America, Kasra found himself surrounded by two things: his Persian culture rich with color and design, and photography. However, he true passion laid in dinosaurs. This lead him to a screening of Spielberg's Jurassic Park. Soon enough he found himself at the movies time and time again. Movies eventually turned into a passion and he decided to pursue filmmaking in college, opting to specify in cinematography, following in line with his cultures rich colors and growing up around cameras. H He holds a B.A. in Film Production from San Francisco State University and an M.F.A. in Cinematography from Chapman University and works in the film industry in Los Angeles.