Iniciou a carreira de cineasta e jornalista aos 18 anos em Teerã, no Irã. Depois de ter feito alguns curtas-metragens, Tavoosi mudou-se para o Canadá, onde dirigiu o documentário "Dress Rehearsal for an Execution" (2008), exibido em vários festivais pelo mundo. "Os Nomes das Flores" é seu primeiro longa de ficção.
Tavoosi began his career as a journalist and filmmaker when he was 18 years old in Tehran, Iran. After making a few short films, he moved to Canada, where he directed the documentary "Dress Rehearsal for an Execution" (2008), exhibited in many festivals around the world. "The Names of the Flowers" is his first fiction feature.