Babak was born to parents who were both Writers and Filmmakers. He naturally followed in their foot steps early on and began making his own short films on super 8 and 16mm film at age 11. By the time he was 17 he co-wrote and shot and gaffed his first professional film. Intrigued by challenging camera moves created by great filmmakers, he took his cue from seeing the early Cohen Brothers films and their philosophy of less is more and began to create his own approach creating unique and challenging shots. Over the years his work has been sought after by many well known and award wining filmmakers.