
Directing
Farzad Samsami
Place of birth
Tehran, Iran
Known for
Directing
Credits
14 titles
Farzad Samsami is an Iranian-Norwegian film director based in Oslo. Across his body of work, he has consistently explored questions of identity, belonging, displacement, and the fragile bonds that connect us. With a restrained and deeply human cinematic voice, his films often focus on characters caught between places, cultures, languages, and emotional realities. His debut short film, FOAD (2014), premiered in International Competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival and won the Bridging the Borders Award for Best International Short Film at Palm Springs ShortFest. He went on to direct MY FATHER (2018) and the multi-award- winning DOAH (2020), which had its world…
Known for
NRIn a coastal town, a young boy sees an opportunity where others see desperation. As migrants risk everything to reach Europe, he discovers that survival comes at a price.
FOAD
2014
NRLavina lives with her sick grandmother, she has a strained relationship with her father who runs a car wash. She tries as best she can to live up to the Romani life where family responsibilities and cultural values are a way of life. But when Lavina's grandmother dies, she is forced to confront her father with the secrets of the past and for the first time, stand up for herself.
Lavina
2022
NRNine-year-old Said is woken in the middle of the night when his father takes him on a mysterious drive through the dark city streets. What begins as an unexpected journey turns into a disturbing confrontation, forcing Said to make a choice: stand by his father or find the courage to stand up to him.
My Father
2018
NRHis companion is solitude at the sea, and his moral compass is his faith. Hassan's entire worldview is challenged as the refugee crisis affects this coastal village. All individuals close to him will be affected by the decisions he makes.
Waves of Silence
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NRAll she wants is to play football with the other children. But in a small village, fear and superstition have made her an outcast. Refusing to accept her place on the sidelines, Doah decides to fight back.
Doah
2020
Behind the camera
NRIn a coastal town, a young boy sees an opportunity where others see desperation. As migrants risk everything to reach Europe, he discovers that survival comes at a price.
FOAD
2014
NRIn a coastal town, a young boy sees an opportunity where others see desperation. As migrants risk everything to reach Europe, he discovers that survival comes at a price.
FOAD
2014
NRLavina lives with her sick grandmother, she has a strained relationship with her father who runs a car wash. She tries as best she can to live up to the Romani life where family responsibilities and cultural values are a way of life. But when Lavina's grandmother dies, she is forced to confront her father with the secrets of the past and for the first time, stand up for herself.
Lavina
2022
NRLavina lives with her sick grandmother, she has a strained relationship with her father who runs a car wash. She tries as best she can to live up to the Romani life where family responsibilities and cultural values are a way of life. But when Lavina's grandmother dies, she is forced to confront her father with the secrets of the past and for the first time, stand up for herself.
Lavina
2022
NRLavina lives with her sick grandmother, she has a strained relationship with her father who runs a car wash. She tries as best she can to live up to the Romani life where family responsibilities and cultural values are a way of life. But when Lavina's grandmother dies, she is forced to confront her father with the secrets of the past and for the first time, stand up for herself.
Lavina
2022
NRNine-year-old Said is woken in the middle of the night when his father takes him on a mysterious drive through the dark city streets. What begins as an unexpected journey turns into a disturbing confrontation, forcing Said to make a choice: stand by his father or find the courage to stand up to him.
My Father
2018
NRNine-year-old Said is woken in the middle of the night when his father takes him on a mysterious drive through the dark city streets. What begins as an unexpected journey turns into a disturbing confrontation, forcing Said to make a choice: stand by his father or find the courage to stand up to him.
My Father
2018
NRNine-year-old Said is woken in the middle of the night when his father takes him on a mysterious drive through the dark city streets. What begins as an unexpected journey turns into a disturbing confrontation, forcing Said to make a choice: stand by his father or find the courage to stand up to him.
My Father
2018
NRHis companion is solitude at the sea, and his moral compass is his faith. Hassan's entire worldview is challenged as the refugee crisis affects this coastal village. All individuals close to him will be affected by the decisions he makes.
Waves of Silence
—
NRHis companion is solitude at the sea, and his moral compass is his faith. Hassan's entire worldview is challenged as the refugee crisis affects this coastal village. All individuals close to him will be affected by the decisions he makes.
Waves of Silence
—
NRHis companion is solitude at the sea, and his moral compass is his faith. Hassan's entire worldview is challenged as the refugee crisis affects this coastal village. All individuals close to him will be affected by the decisions he makes.
Waves of Silence
—
NRAll she wants is to play football with the other children. But in a small village, fear and superstition have made her an outcast. Refusing to accept her place on the sidelines, Doah decides to fight back.
Doah
2020
NRAll she wants is to play football with the other children. But in a small village, fear and superstition have made her an outcast. Refusing to accept her place on the sidelines, Doah decides to fight back.
Doah
2020
NRAll she wants is to play football with the other children. But in a small village, fear and superstition have made her an outcast. Refusing to accept her place on the sidelines, Doah decides to fight back.
Doah
2020
