Sam Azghandi
Directing
Biography
Sam Azghandi (He/Him/His) is a third-year graduate student from Iran, studying film at Syracuse university. He is interested in directing, cinematography, editing, and sound design. Most of his work explores themes of gender, race, and class in queer and immigrant lives. His projects have thus far been screened in Indianapolis, Palm Spring CA, Australia, Los Angeles, New York State, and Texas.
Known For
Locked out of the school art room, a creative non-binary teen named Frog grapples with anxiety as they seek a new place to eat lunch. Imagination blurs with reality in this hybrid work of live action and animation about finding a place to belong.
A Spot for Frog
Trapped in their frames and monitored by a menacing curator, two paintings long to escape from the art gallery's white walls. As the paintings lock eyes across the room, an unspoken connection between them sets the stage for revolution. With a distinctive blend of live-action and animation, this short film by Evan Bode employs surreal metaphor to explore ideas about power, resistance, queer identity, visibility, and liberation from constructed borders.
Out of Frame
An ambitious actress finds her way, and herself, on the road to building a character.
The Callback
Muhammad is a Male to Female Transgender person from Iran, in her late twenties, who is struggling to come out in to family and society. She moved to the US to study and is looking for a way to come out.