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CINEMA
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and films I helped my friends make.
featured works
2024 — Drama/Fantasy
dir. Paribesh Sitoula & prod. Samip Khulal
Runtime: 14 mins
Tulsi (26) is an overseas worker from Nepal who lives with his buddy Surya (25) in a shared apartment in Doha. These roommates both work in a laundromat in a busy area in central Doha. Tulsi is scheduled to leave for home soon so he needs to buy some presents on his day off. He hasn’t taken one this month so he plans to do it soon. However, Tulsi’s action of unknowingly drinking some expired milk at the start of the day forces him into a situation of severe discomfort. However, he cannot afford to leave work, no matter how bad things spiral.
Roles: Director | Visual Director | Production Designer | Editor | Colorist
2021 — Documentary/Experimental/One Person Documentary
dir. Paribesh Sitoula
Runtime: 14 mins
Stagnant Streets tags along with several characters as they take a walk on a road of nostalgia. It witnesses the contrast in perspectives and ambitions of people who have become someone beyond their earlier imaginations. While everything appears to constantly on the move and always under construction, the world still feels stagnant.
Roles: Director | Cinematographer | Sound Recordist | Editor | Color
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2024
2024 - Drama/Animation
dir. Abdullah Imran Qureshi & prod. Mohammed Al Khulaifi
Runtime: 8 mins
A new migrant worker, who experiences language barriers, fails his assigned task, and overhears a conversation that distorts his thoughts.
Roles: Head of Lighting / Gaffer
[BTS]
2024 - Drama/Family
dir. Neeha Rashid & prod. Nadia Al Hinai
Runtime: 8 mins
In a traditional Pakistani family, a young girl’s pursuit of higher education sparks a battle between her personal ambitions and societal norms for women in Pakistan.
Roles: Sound Recordist
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2024 - Drama/Fantasy
dir. Fatima Ramzan & prod. Noora Al Henzab, Fatima Dauleh
Runtime: 14 mins
Haunted by a series of harrowing assults, a young woman navigates a journey of healing and self- discovery as she bravely confronts the traumas of her past.
Roles: Key Grip
[BTS]
2023
2023 - Comedy/Drama
dir. Karim Emara & prod. Lojaina Gomaa
Runtime: 10 mins
An Egyptian newlywed's vital online job interview derails when his needy in-laws pay an unexpected visit to his ancestral house.
Roles: Key Grip | Sound Assistant
[BTS]
2023 - Drama
dir. Khadija Ahmad & prod. Moamen Ghanim
Runtime: 8 mins
Maa Ki Beti Synopsis
Roles: Production Designer / Art Director
[BTS]
2023 - Drama/Sci-Fi
dir. Awad Karrar & prod. Rahma Deeb
Runtime: 8 mins
In a dystopia world where Black people are still enslaved, Sarah, a Black woman, has a job interview that she desparately needs in order to provide for her younger brother. But how far is she willing to go to land the job?
Roles: Key Grip
[BTS]
2023 - Drama/Family
dir. Afnan Tag & prod. Fatimah Dauleh
Runtime: 8 mins
On the eve of Eid, 10-year-old Suad ventures into the girls' section of a store to find the perfect dress. However, after realizing that the dress she had picked is too small for her, her mother Sameera, who has been observing her, leads her to the women's section with only ten minutes left until the store closes.
Roles: Lighting Assistant | Production Assistant
[BTS]
2022
2023 - Fictional Documentary
dir. Tony El Ghazal, Balqees AlJaafari & prod. Amal Barakat, Balqees AlJaafari
Runtime: 8 mins
'Atlal (Remnants)' is a fictional documentary that follows Bassam, a Palestinian man in his fifties, on a journey between the past and present. An abandoned school, the remains of a beach club, and a dusty cinema hold Bassam's cherished memories from his life in Qatar. Through personal archives and interviews with Bassam and his wife, Laila, we get a deeper look into their stories—slowly revealing the dismaying thoughts behind Bassam's nostalgia.
Roles: Camera Assistant
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2022 - Drama/Music
Runtime: 5 mins
The short thriller shows a university student experiencing uncomfortable emotions in a social setting.
Roles: Assistant Colorist | Lighting Assistant
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2022 - Action/Drama
dir. Safin Hasan
Runtime: 8 mins
The short action shows two bounty hunters clash as they decide to take down a terrorist
Roles: Key Grip | Camera Assistant
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2021
2021 - Drama
dir. Nur Munawarah & prod. Aesha Hussein
Runtime: 15 mins
Set in Malaysia in the early 2000s, when her mother travels abroad for work, Layla needs to find a way to overcome her longing for her mother and convince her strict grandmother to allow her to call her mother.
Roles: Head of Lighting / Gaffer
[BTS]
2021 - Experimental
dir. Izza Alyssa
Runtime: 1 mins
Jekardah is a fashion design project that explores the authentic experience of an Indonesian third culture kid going back home, also known as mudik, to understand the idea of locality. Through design, fleeting memories are reimagined into wearable fashion pieces. The look book was inspired by Indonesian street food, styles of leisure, and the local music scene.
Roles: Cinematographer
2021 - Nature? Documentary
dir. Paribesh Sitoula, Abdullah Imran & prod. Paribesh Sitoula, Abdullah Imran
Runtime: 6 mins
The documentary explores the lives of these wooly mammals in the gulf. Originally native to Syria, these Awassi sheep experience different days in the Arabian Desert. At a place where temperatures rise above 40˚C, what kind of life do they lead?
Roles: Director | Cinematographer | Colorist | Narrator