15 Facts About Sev Ohanian

Sevak "Sev" Ohanian was born on June 2,1987 and is an American film producer and screenwriter.

Sev Ohanian is best known as the co-writer and producer of the films Searching and Run, as well as executive producer on the film Judas and the Black Messiah.

Sev Ohanian is one of the founders of Proximity Media.

Sev Ohanian used the proceeds from the films to help pay for tuition when he attended the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts, and received an MFA in film and television production.

Since graduating from USC in 2012, Sev Ohanian has been a producer on over a dozen feature films.

Sev Ohanian co-produced the film Fruitvale Station, written and directed by fellow USC graduate Ryan Coogler.

In 2014, Sev Ohanian produced a two-minute Google Glass spot called Seeds, directed by Aneesh Chaganty.

Sev Ohanian produced Clea DuVall's The Intervention, which premiered at Sundance 2016, and was acquired by Paramount.

Sev Ohanian taught producing as an adjunct professor at USC's School of Cinematic Arts from 2014 to 2018.

Sev Ohanian co-wrote the script and produced the film Searching with his often collaborators co-writer and director Aneesh Chaganty, and fellow producer Natalie Qasabian.

Sev Ohanian co-wrote and produced the film Run, which sold to Lionsgate after a bidding war.

In 2018, Sev Ohanian partnered with Ryan Coogler and Zinzi Coogler to form a production company, Proximity Media.

In January 2021, Sev Ohanian was announced as an executive producer on the HBO Max show The Future, a one-hour sci-fi tech drama based on Dan Frey's book The Future is Yours.

Also in 2021, Sev Ohanian was selected by The Hollywood Reporter for their annual 35 under 35 Rising Executives list.

Notably his sister, Ramela Sev Ohanian, was selected for the list.