Samir Arabzadeh

Main chops

Powernapper's Paradise

Documentary, 15 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director
“Powernapper’s Paradise explores life and the people in the Philippines, where it seems okay to sleep at work.”

Powernapper’s Paradise premiered at Tempo Documentary Film Festival in March 2022, where it received the Honorary Award: “A thoroughly visual experience that rocks the viewer through issues that challenges the Western world’s notion of productivity.”

It is produced by Kristina Meiton at MigDig, in co-production with SVT and Film i Väst, with support from Swedish Film Institute.

International premiere to be announced soon!
TILT
In post-production

Drama, 90 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director, Producer
“Two ex-lovers meet in Manila for a weekend and end up in a power struggle that shakes both their past and future.”

TILT is my first feature film. It is in the last phase of post-production and will be completed soon. Mercedes Cabral and Björn Lundqvist play the leads.
Valentino
In development

3D animated feature, 90 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director
Roya grew up with one paralyzed leg and always wished she was like everybody else. Her fear of being different keeps her isolated, with her cat Truffle acting as her shield. When Truffle disappears, Roya suspects that he was kidnapped but is too afraid to investigate.

During her nightmares about that fateful night, the black sheep Valentino leads her to Sheepland - a magical world of dreams and nightmares, of desires and fears. Here Roya can use both her legs - her biggest wish.

With newfound confidence, Roya sets off on an adventure across other people’s dreams to unravel the mystery of Truffle’s disappearance. To finally get Truffle back, Roya must accept her biggest fear of all – being different.
Märta Proppmätt

3D animated short, 31 mins, 2017

Roles: Director, Co-Producer
“The goldfish Märta Proppmätt has a tendency to end up in situations where her hunger forces her to a dilemma. When the aquarium where she lives gets new inhabitants it becomes increasingly hard for Märta to eat and fart her way through life.”

Märta Proppmätt premiered in cinemas nationwide in Sweden in September 2017.

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Side chops

In development
Snot Shine
2D animated short, 10 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director

An insanely skilled shoe shining Llama gets dragged into Peru’s fight for independence when a Peruvian general orders him to join the Shoe Shining World Championships in Spain.
In development
Utan Värdighet
Drama, 90 mins, 2022

Roles: CO-WRITER, CO-DIRECTOR

På ett ålderdomshem vill en ensam och uppgiven gammal man avsluta sitt liv, men när hans förflutna hinner ikapp finner han åter viljan att leva - för att hämnas en förlorad kärlek.
In development
Lyka and the Goat Ghost
2D animated series, 12 x 22 mins, 2022

Roles: writer, director

A thought-provoking, ego-deflating journey to create a blueprint of loife and then make the world a better place, as if one or the other wasn’t ambitious enough.
In development
The Tides In The Sky
2d animated series, 12 x 22 mins, 2022

Roles: writer, director

When the gravity of Earth shifts, the oceans move to the sky. When everyday life abruptly changes, humanity simply adapts. Or try to adapt…

Project history

2022
Powernapper's Paradise
Documentary, 15 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director

“Powernapper’s Paradise explores life and the people in the Philippines, where it seems okay to sleep at work.”

Powernapper’s Paradise premiered at Tempo Documentary Film Festival in March 2022, where it received the Honorary Award: “A thoroughly visual experience that rocks the viewer through issues that challenges the Western world’s notion of productivity.”

It is produced by Kristina Meiton at MigDig, in co-production with SVT and Film i Väst, with support from Swedish Film Institute.

International premiere to be announced soon!
Snot Shine
In development

2D animated short, 10 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director

An insanely skilled shoe shining Llama gets dragged into Peru’s fight for independence when a Peruvian general orders him to join the Shoe Shining World Championships in Spain.
Utan Värdighet
In development

Drama, 90 mins, 2022

Roles: CO-WRITER, CO-DIRECTOR

På ett ålderdomshem vill en ensam och uppgiven gammal man avsluta sitt liv, men när hans förflutna hinner ikapp finner han åter viljan att leva - för att hämnas en förlorad kärlek.
TILT
In post-production

Drama, 90 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director, Producer

“Two ex-lovers meet in Manila for a weekend and end up in a power struggle that shakes both their past and future.”

TILT is my first feature film. It is in the last phase of post-production and will be completed soon. Mercedes Cabral and Björn Lundqvist play the leads.
Lyka and the Goat Ghost
In development

2D animated series, 12 x 22 mins, 2022

Roles: writer, director

A thought-provoking, ego-deflating journey to create a blueprint of loife and then make the world a better place, as if one or the other wasn’t ambitious enough.
The Tides In The Sky
In development

2d animated series, 12 x 22 mins, 2022

Roles: writer, director

When the gravity of Earth shifts, the oceans move to the sky. When everyday life abruptly changes, humanity simply adapts. Or try to adapt…
Valentino
In development

3D animated feature, 90 mins, 2022

Roles: Writer, Director

Roya grew up with one paralyzed leg and always wished she was like everybody else. Her fear of being different keeps her isolated, with her cat Truffle acting as her shield. When Truffle disappears, Roya suspects that he was kidnapped but is too afraid to investigate.

During her nightmares about that fateful night, the black sheep Valentino leads her to Sheepland - a magical world of dreams and nightmares, of desires and fears. Here Roya can use both her legs - her biggest wish.

With newfound confidence, Roya sets off on an adventure across other people’s dreams to unravel the mystery of Truffle’s disappearance. To finally get Truffle back, Roya must accept her biggest fear of all – being different.
2019
Samir goes sideways, starting Sideways Studios in a sideways way
In development

2019

Roles:
2018
Dreaming of Ice Cream
Drama, 5 mins, 2018

Roles: Writer, Director

Suddenly awoken from a fever dream, a young girl convinces her little brother to follow her into the Amazonian jungle looking for ice cream.

Festival de Cine de Lima, Rio de Janeiro International Short Film Festival, DOC Buenos Aires, Bogotá Short Film Festival

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2017
Märta Proppmätt
3D animated short, 31 mins, 2017

Roles: Director, Co-Producer

“The goldfish Märta Proppmätt has a tendency to end up in situations where her hunger forces her to a dilemma. When the aquarium where she lives gets new inhabitants it becomes increasingly hard for Märta to eat and fart her way through life.”

Märta Proppmätt premiered in cinemas nationwide in Sweden in September 2017.

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2015
True Love
2D animated short, 7.5 mins, 2015

Roles: Writer, Director

What to do and what not to do, to keep your True Love intact.

Thessaloniki Animation Festival

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Samir gets confused and starts working in animation
In development

2015

Roles:
2014
Roadkill
Drama, 13 mins, 2014

Roles: Writer, Director, Editor

Maja and Daniel are stuck in a push and pull situation as they travel in their rather dilapidated car through a snow-covered landscape, on a windy road dotted with road kills. When the car breaks down in the wilderness, it is time to bury something that they both hold very dear.

Nordisk Panorama (2015)

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2013
Samir starts tre14 asia Inc. in Cebu, Philippines
In development

2013

Roles:
2012
Ginger and Cumin
Drama, 12 mins, 2012

Roles: Writer, Director, Producer, Editor

A couple's fight over spices during dinner turns out to run much deeper than that.

Golden Egg competition at Reykjavik International Film Festival (2012

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2010
BFA in Film and Screen Prod. at QUT in Australia
In development

2010

Roles:
2002
Samir realizes his calling in loife - to tell stories
In development

2002

Roles:
1986
Samir is born in Abadan, Iran
In development

1986

Roles:

Main chops

Powernapper's Paradise

TILT

Valentino

Märta Proppmätt

Side chops

Project history

Samir goes sideways, starting Sideways Studios in a sideways way

Samir gets confused and starts working in animation

Samir starts tre14 asia Inc. in Cebu, Philippines

BFA in Film and Screen Prod. at QUT in Australia

Samir realizes his calling in loife - to tell stories

Samir is born in Abadan, Iran