Stories by @sepanta_kazemi

Detective Detective

When a string of bizarre murders sends a city into panic, obsessive detective Elias Vale becomes convinced he is hunting a brilliant serial killer known as “The Curator.” But as Vale and his team decode increasingly elaborate clues, they fail to realize the terrifying truth: the killer is mostly improvising—and stealing his best ideas from the detectives themselves. What begins as a deadly cat-and-mouse game soon spirals into a ridiculous feedback loop of crime, ego, media hysteria, and accidental genius.

Kingdom of Hell

For years, the name Lucifer Valentine existed somewhere between underground cinema, urban legend, and internet nightmare. His films provoked outrage, fascination, and disturbing questions about exploitation, consent, and the people who appeared before his camera. When an online investigation begins to uncover the man behind the pseudonym, a trail of former collaborators, witnesses, archived footage, contradictory testimonies, and hidden records slowly reveals a stranger truth: Lucifer Valentine may not be who anyone thought he was. Kingdom of Hell is a six-part investigative limited series about the search for a faceless filmmaker, the mythology he built around himself, and the unsettling reality waiting behind the name.

Sculpting In Time

In Soviet Russia, a fiercely uncompromising filmmaker turns memory, faith, and personal loss into some of cinema’s most haunting images. But as Andrei Tarkovsky’s vision grows more radical, so does the pressure around him—censorship, fractured relationships, exile, and the painful separation from his own family. Haunted by the absence of his poet father and consumed by the need to create without compromise, Tarkovsky risks everything for his art. Years later, far from home and racing against illness, he begins one final film—while the life he left behind threatens to remain forever out of reach. SCULPTING IN TIME is a portrait of an artist who spent his life searching for truth, even when the cost was almost everything.

The Emperor

In postwar Japan, a fiercely ambitious filmmaker named Akira Kurosawa finds his perfect screen alter ego in the wild, magnetic Toshiro Mifune. Together, they conquer Japanese cinema and change filmmaking around the world. But as success turns into obsession, their legendary partnership begins to fracture—and Kurosawa finds himself abandoned by an industry that once called him a master. Haunted by loss and pushed to the brink of self-destruction, he must decide whether there is anything left worth creating. Years later, a new generation of filmmakers raised on his work offers him an unexpected path back. THE EMPEROR is the story of a man who changed cinema, lost nearly everything, and returned to create his greatest battles one last time.

Into the Rafters

At the end of a legendary four-decade career, Steve Borden prepares to step into the ring as Sting for the final time. As the roar of the crowd echoes beyond the curtain, memories of a life spent constantly reinventing himself begin to surface — from the colorful hero who became the face of WCW to the silent, black-and-white vigilante who watched an empire collapse from the rafters. Behind the face paint, however, is a man struggling to separate himself from the icon the world refuses to let go. Moving through triumph, betrayal, faith, family, failure and unlikely resurrection, Into the Rafters is the story of how Steve Borden created Sting — and how, before the final bell, he must finally learn to live without him.

The Observer

For more than four decades, Dave Meltzer has watched professional wrestling from the outside—and changed it from within. From the mimeographed beginnings of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter to becoming one of the most influential and controversial voices in the industry, The Observer follows Meltzer’s obsessive pursuit of truth, credibility, and the perfect match. As wrestling evolves from smoke-filled arenas to global spectacle, his words begin to shape reputations, careers, and entire generations of fans. But the closer he gets to the business he documents, the harder it becomes to remain only an observer. A story about obsession, journalism, influence, and the strange power of one man’s opinion in a world built on illusion.

One Point Perspective

At the height of his fame, Stanley Kubrick retreats from Hollywood and turns filmmaking into an obsession with absolute control. From the abandoned dream of Napoleon to the punishing perfectionism of The Shining and the secrecy surrounding Eyes Wide Shut, Kubrick pushes actors, studios, and himself beyond their limits in pursuit of something flawless. As his legend grows, so does the distance between the man, his family, and the world outside his carefully constructed frame. One Point Perspective is an intimate psychological portrait of a filmmaker who spent his life controlling every image—while slowly discovering that some things cannot be directed.

DANGEROUSLY

In 1990s Philadelphia, a brilliant and reckless promoter transforms a struggling wrestling company into a violent underground revolution. As Paul Heyman pushes ECW from a cult phenomenon toward national fame, his greatest creation begins to collapse beneath ambition, loyalty, and a mountain of debt.

AUTEUR

A young Japanese dreamer enters the video game industry after abandoning his hopes of becoming a filmmaker, only to discover a new medium for telling stories. From the unlikely creation of Metal Gear to worldwide fame, corporate conflict, and the collapse of everything he built, Hideo Kojima risks starting over from nothing—determined to prove that games can become something the world has never seen before.

All Caps

After tragedy shatters his life and derails his rising career, Daniel Dumile disappears from hip-hop—only to return years later behind a metal mask. Reborn as MF DOOM, he transforms grief, isolation, and rejection into one of the most mysterious and influential personas in music history.

The King: A Jack Kirby Story

In the golden age of American comics, Jack Kirby rises from the streets of New York to become one of the most influential artists in the medium’s history. As he helps create gods, heroes, and entire universes, Kirby finds himself fighting a more personal battle—over recognition, ownership, and the true cost of building worlds that may never fully belong to him.

One Winged Angel

From a small-town dreamer in Canada to a wrestling icon in Japan, Kenny Omega sacrifices comfort, certainty, and pieces of himself in pursuit of perfection. Through friendship, rivalry, reinvention, and pain, he discovers that becoming the best in the world may demand more than any championship can repay. ONE WINGED ANGEL is the story of a man who turned wrestling into art—and nearly destroyed himself trying to make it immortal.

The Final Countdown

From small independent wrestling halls to the brightest stages in the world, Bryan Danielson spends his life fighting to prove that passion can outweigh size, politics, and pain. But when the career he loves begins to destroy the body carrying it, he is forced to confront the one opponent he cannot outwrestle: time itself. The Final Countdown is an intimate, visceral story of ambition, sacrifice, family, and the impossible need to keep fighting—even when walking away may be the bravest victory of all.

Human After All

In 1990s Paris, two quiet teenagers, Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, turn their shared obsession with music into something the world has never seen before. From underground clubs and homemade machines to global superstardom, the pair reinvent themselves as mysterious robots, hiding their faces while transforming electronic music forever. But behind the chrome helmets are two friends navigating fame, artistic obsession, technology, isolation, and the increasingly blurred line between the humans they are and the icons they have created. Spanning nearly three decades, Human After All is the story of Daft Punk — their music, their friendship, their mythology, and the final decision to let the robots disappear.

Victims of a Down

In 1990s Los Angeles, four young Armenian Americans—shaped by migration, inherited trauma, and buried anger—create a sound unlike anything their generation has heard. Rising from small clubs to the world’s biggest stages, System of a Down becomes the voice of a restless generation through music that is chaotic, political, absurd, and impossible to ignore. But as the band’s fame grows, so does the divide between Serj Tankian and Daron Malakian over creativity, control, and the future of the group. While the four members fight to deliver a shared message to the world, they discover that staying united may be harder than challenging the entire system. Victims of a Down is the story of four artists who found one voice—but could never agree on a single truth.

Kingdom of One

Once collaborators, two of hip-hop’s defining voices find themselves locked in a quiet battle for the crown. As admiration turns to rivalry and coded lyrics become public declarations of war, their conflict spreads from recording studios to families, headlines, and millions of listeners around the world. With every verse reshaping the truth and every response raising the stakes, both men must decide how much of themselves they are willing to sacrifice to prove that, in a kingdom built for one, they are the only rightful king.

Exit Music

In the rain-soaked suburbs of Oxford, five outsiders find each other at the exact moment they begin drifting away from the world around them. EXIT MUSIC is not the story of a band becoming famous—it is the story of five young men trying to survive success, reinvention, and their own restless creativity. As the music industry demands certainty, they pursue uncertainty, transforming from awkward school friends into one of the most influential and enigmatic bands in modern history. Told through fractured memories, late-night recording sessions, creative battles, and moments of fragile friendship, the film follows Thom Yorke and Radiohead as they struggle against expectations, fame, and the fear of becoming trapped by their own past. As decades pass and the world changes around them, one question remains: How do you keep moving forward when everyone wants you to stay the same? A haunting and emotionally charged portrait of art, obsession, friendship, and the price of refusing to stand still. “For a minute there, I lost myself.”

In The End

From a small garage in Southern California to becoming the voice of a generation, IN THE END tells the extraordinary story of six young musicians whose passion, friendship, and determination transformed them into one of the most influential rock bands of the 21st century. As their music reaches millions around the world, the band must navigate the pressures of fame, personal struggles, and the sacrifices that come with chasing a dream. Through triumph, heartbreak, and an unbreakable bond forged by music, they discover that the greatest legacy is not measured by records sold or stages conquered, but by the lives they touch along the way. Directed by James Mangold, IN THE END is a powerful and emotional celebration of brotherhood, resilience, and the enduring impact of Linkin Park — the band that gave a voice to a generation.

The Snowman

The first snow falls on Oslo, clean and quiet. By morning, a woman is missing. In her yard, a snowman stands where it shouldn’t, watching the house like a warning. Detective Harry Hole steps into a case that feels wrong from the start. No struggle. No clear suspect. Only a pattern that starts to surface as more families break apart. Women vanish. Winter keeps erasing footprints. And after each disappearance, a snowman appears. Built with care. Placed with intent. Harry teams up with a sharp young investigator and follows the trail through suburb streets, cold apartments, and files no one wants reopened. The deeper they go, the more the case looks like a ritual. A killer who plans around weather. A killer who doesn’t rush. A killer who wants to be remembered. Oslo turns into a frozen maze. Witnesses misremember. Old cases echo the new ones. The police chase shadows while the snow keeps falling, covering evidence, covering guilt, covering fear. Harry realizes the snowmen aren’t trophies. They’re countdowns. As the storm closes in, Harry has to connect the past to the present before the next snowfall brings another perfect, silent figure. Another empty house. And another name erased by winter.

The Redeemer

Oslo, late November. The city dresses itself in Christmas lights, but the cold underneath is real. Crowds gather. Music plays. And somewhere behind the glow, a rifle is being assembled with steady hands. A Salvation Army street concert becomes the perfect cover for a killing. One shot. One body. Panic in the snow. The shooter disappears into the holiday rush like he was never there. Detective Harry Hole arrives to a scene that feels staged for maximum chaos. Witnesses clash. Timelines slip. A single clue suggests the assassin is trained, disciplined, and following a plan that started long before this night. As Harry hunts through Oslo’s back streets and quiet rooms, the case opens into two worlds. One is the city’s public face, charity, faith, and tradition. The other is hidden, built from old loyalties, old crimes, and men who learned to survive by becoming ruthless. The killer isn’t improvising. He’s correcting something. Every move points to a target beyond the first victim. Harry realizes the murder is not the end of the story. It’s the opening scene. With Christmas closing in, the pressure turns personal. Harry pushes past orders, past politics, past the limits of his own body. Because the next shot is already scheduled. And in a city singing carols, someone is about to deliver redemption at gunpoint.