Reza Dormishian was born in Tehran, Iran in 1981. At a young age, he was drawn to the world of cinema. In 1997 he started writing as a film critic for several newspapers and later as executive editor for cinema books and magazines. He also worked as a screen writer. Dormishian had several collaborations with prominent directors such as Dariush Mehrjui, Fereydoun Jeyrani, and Alireza Davoudnejad.