In 2002, Staho directed Nu (English: Now), a short film about a man whose marriage is destroyed when he has a secret homosexual relationship.
The film is a tragic-comic story about the humiliations of a power-drunk businessman trying to pick up the pieces of his destroyed life, after he has killed his youngest son in a car accident.
Noomi Rapace won the two top Danish film awards—the Bodil prize and Robert prize—for Best Actress for her role in Daisy Diamond.
The film is a four character chamber drama that details a marital breakup, focusing on two middle-aged married couples as they confront their adulterous impulses.
The film follows a lesbian couple whose relationship is threatened by a long-buried secret: Ida’s father sexually abused her as a child, and serious emotional scars remain.
In 2011, Staho directed the musical Magi i Luften (English: Love Is In The Air) about the adventures of four teenagers during one single night.
Staho's ninth film, Miraklet (English: The Miracle) starred Ulrich Thomsen, Sonja Richter, and Peter Plaugborg.
Simon Staho has written the poetry collection "Natten er en kiste af sort ild" ("The Night Is a Coffin of Black Fire") published in 2022.