He is a graduate of the directing course at Drama Centre London, a school noted for its methodological approach to performance and for producing a host of high-profile actors including Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, Paul Bettany and Emilia Clarke.
In 2014, another collaboration with Chlupáček resulted in Samir's debut feature, Hany, which received universal release in the Czech Republic, despite being made on a budget of only $240,000.
The film was widely praised and cemented Samir as an impressive young upstart within Czech cinema.
In 2015, Samir wrote the screenplay, Polednice [cs] (The Noonday Witch), which was picked up by both Barletta Production Company and HBO.
As well as writing Polednice, Samir ultimately co-directed the finished film, which will premier in March 2016.