Culture / Society

'Shapeshifter' or 'A Tale of Stockholm': A short film by Shima Niavarani

By Tom Pattinson

Multi-hyphenate performer Shima Niavarani writes, produces and stars in a fantastical film, in which she addresses the challenges of isolation and the limitless potential of the imagination

Shima Niavarani works very hard.

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This is evidenced from the long list of credits that span the stage, TV, film and radio over her 17-year career. It’s also evidenced in the fact that, while the rest of Scandinavia was lounging at their summer houses, Niavarani was working on a short film commissioned by Vogue Scandinavia for our October-November issue.