Amir Motlagh
Biography
Amir Motlagh has written and directed over 15 titles, including the feature films THREE WORLDS, MAN and WHALE. He is the recipient of multiple awards and is a cross-media artist who also makes music under the name, Mirs.
Known For & Full Filmography5 Titles
Movie - 2018, 2h 15m • as Saam
Three Worlds is a psychological genre-bending drama that explores the three lives, or 'worlds,' of a man who undergoes an experiment that triggers haunting memories and alternate life memories.
Movie - 2017, 2h 15m • as Arman
Exploring the relationship between man and technology, this day-in-the-life story concentrates on a computer programmer, inundated by technology, living a secluded lifestyle in Laurel Canyon with his two dogs. He struggles to maintain any real connection with friends, colleague or family, outside of communicating with them over the phone or computer.
Movie - 2019, 2h 15m • as Mirs
A feature-length meditation on life, love, and transitions, centered around a first-generation backstory, set to the Mirs & KidGusto album of the same name.
Movie - 2010, 2h 15m • as Cameron
Whale is the story of Cameron, an Iranian American writer who returns home to his mother's house in Orange County, California after a failed relationship and lack of direction with life. Back home, Cameron spends time reacquainting with old friends only to find that life has gotten more confusing for everyone.
Movie - 2024, 2h 15m • as Ali
After losing his job and divorcing his wife during the first wave of Covid, circa 2020, a middle-aged Persian man moves back home to reinvent himself - physically and mentally - by confronting his personal afflictions and shedding his past.