Saman Kesh (born Saman Keshavarz) is an Iranian-American filmmaker based in Los Angeles, California. He is known for his narrative music video work for notable artists such as Basement Jaxx, Calvin Harris, Kygo, Placebo, !!! Chk Chk Chk, Vitalic, Apparat and Porter Robinson.
Topics Discussed In This Episode: Living and being isolated in the desert The Definite Chief Aim - a concept by Napolean Hill through way of Mitch Horowitz Grieving the death of his girlfriend Jean Guo Gaining momentum through commercial success Understanding purpose Working through failures Accepting ourselves Being magick Balancing out the need for control Changing negative perspectives “Hollywood has this ability to arrest you in this psychosis of delusions” - Saman Kesh The gift of an existential crisis Power in analyzing dreams Functioning under depression Saman’s “Zoom” call analogy Martial arts
Books Referenced:
“Fierce Intimacy: Standing Up to One Another with Love” by Terry RealArtists Mentioned:
The Daniels (Directing Duo) Martin Scorsese (Director) Jonah Hill (Actor) Joyce Carol Oates (Writer)artistdecoded.com
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