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amir

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About Me

www.amirmotlagh.comPlain Us movie trailerknock. knock. movie trailerMusic Video I directed for Unfamiliar OccurrencePromo Video for the new film I directed, knock. knock.- Premiere TBA www.amirmotlagh.comStill Lover trailer circa 2004Pumkin Little, a featurette Documentary circa 2005An Instructional Hip Hop Video For Sucka Ass MutherfuckersFilmmaker/ Artist / Flauner/.Filmograpghy as Director:Dino Adino, Love @ 11:47, Still Lover, Pumkin Little, my break-ups into a million pieces, tracing the edges, Knock Knock, whale (in post), Micro (in production) Plain Us (Shooting in Oct.)Video:UnFamiliar Occurrence "Something Blew" Music Video. Lessons in Self-Destruction Video Series 01-06. The Astoninshing Experience Box Set (installation). An Instuctional Hip Hop Dance Video for Sucka Ass Mutherfuckers.Recordings:Shanks and the Dreamers Album: A Day Late: Instrumentals for Illegal AliensMisc: Other stuff thats in progress

My Interests

Heroes:

John Cassavettes, Jimi Hendrix, Lou Reed, Godard, sonic youth, Kiorostami, Doestovski, Camus, Jean Genet, Baudelaire, and the list goes on...you can always ask for more

My Blog

knock. knock. gets distribution deal

My film knock. knock. (2007) has been acquired by Toronto based distribution company Ouat! Media. Peace,AM
Posted by amir on Fri, 09 May 2008 01:24:00 PST

My new film Plain Us is finished, and new full length album is almost done

Plain Us, my new film is finished....Check out the trailer on this page.Also, My Darling Dia, the first full length Shanks and the Dreamers album is in the final weeks of mixing, before its sent out t...
Posted by amir on Sun, 20 Apr 2008 01:30:00 PST

Did you do what you were supposed too? and knock. knock. is a film.

So, why do i have more Japanese, in Japan buying the Shanks album then in our land? Come on people, it was made in the USA....hahaAnyway, knock. knock. is waiting patiently for a premiere, but until ...
Posted by amir on Sat, 25 Aug 2007 03:00:00 PST

Pre order my new Shanks album

So, in a few weeks the album is released.  Pick one up.  It will save someones life, well, it wouldn't hurt is all i'm sayin. Shanks and the Dreamers A Day Late: Instrumentals for Illegal Al...
Posted by amir on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:43:00 PST

Here is the new music video

Unfamiliar Occurrence Music VideoCheck out the new music video i directed for the band UnFamiliar Occurrence.  The track is "Something Blue" from the MurMur EP.Rock and Roll.....amir m. ...
Posted by amir on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 12:29:00 PST

music video in post and some other stuff

Shot a music video a week or so ago, and we are now chillin at the post house..it's for a great band called Unfamiliar Occurrence and its a track from their new LP Aorta.  The tracks title is Som...
Posted by amir on Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:01:00 PST

astonishing experience box set installation

Come on by....Also that same day, "Still Lover" plays at the Grand Central Art Center, a few yards away from the Seed Gallery at the same time as a continious loop so you can die with all of me in you...
Posted by amir on Sun, 01 Oct 2006 03:05:00 PST

new cd, dvd releases and video art installation coming...

1. So the "Shanks and the Dreamers" cd is called "A Day Late" : Instrumentals for Illegal Aliens. It will be available for purchase mid to late Oct. The cover art is being designed as we speak. I ...
Posted by amir on Mon, 11 Sep 2006 12:52:00 PST

instrumental

so, i apologize to all those people i've been neglecting to call, or return emails, etc....i have been very busy with filming "whale", which is practically done for all i know, a couple more days of f...
Posted by amir on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 02:12:00 PST

i gots to get mine..

man, lots of new things man.....1. Shanks and the Dreamers play July 29th at The Mort Studios in Orange...2. A film crew will be there, as i might be cast in a new film........................3. In ta...
Posted by amir on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 06:54:00 PST