▁started ▁at ▁the ▁local ▁TV ▁as ▁a ▁pu pp ete er ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 4 . ▁He ▁then ▁followed ▁his ▁passion ▁for ▁film ▁and ▁animation ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 6 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Sam ▁joined ▁V OP ▁( V o ice ▁of ▁Peace ), ▁a ▁group ▁that ▁worked ▁on ▁re construct ing ▁ancient ▁Pers ian ▁musical ▁instruments , ▁spons ored ▁by ▁United ▁Nations ▁Human ▁S ett lement s ▁Program me ▁and ▁I A AR A . ▁He ▁made ▁the ▁art istic ▁film ▁The ▁Ly re ▁of ▁Mes op ot am ia , ▁which ▁received ▁an ▁award ▁for ▁' best ▁video ▁art ' ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Pers book art ▁Cont est ▁on ▁Facebook ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁Dutch ▁singer / song writer ▁Lin de ▁N ij land ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁music ▁video ▁for ▁her ▁song ▁" Tra v eller ", ▁after ▁having ▁seen ▁a ▁video ▁he ▁made ▁for ▁the ▁song ▁' A ▁Sp ac eman ▁C ame ▁Tra v elling ' ▁by ▁Chris ▁de ▁Burg h . ▁Tra v eller ▁has ▁been ▁the ▁official ▁selection ▁of ▁many ▁pr estig ious ▁music ▁video ▁and ▁film ▁festiv als ▁around ▁the ▁glo be ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁screen ed ▁in ▁different ▁countries ▁so ▁far . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Sam ▁won ▁the ▁Royal ▁Re el ▁Award ▁from ▁Canada ▁International ▁Film ▁Festival ▁for ▁this ▁music ▁video ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁voted ▁no . ▁