CINEMA

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 films i made.
       and films I helped my friends make.




featured works



K Khais? (What Did You Eat?)

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


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Stagnant Streets 

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



Asliyat

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 

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Musafir

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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Lehrein (Waves) 

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


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2023



El Nagafa (The Chandelier)

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


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Maa Ki Beti (Mother’s Daughter)

2023 - Drama

dir. Khadija Ahmad & prod. Moamen Ghanim

Runtime: 8 mins

Maa Ki Beti Synopsis 

Roles: Production Designer / Art Director


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Inferiors

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


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Thobe El Eid  

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


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2022


Atlal

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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Wingman

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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Wages of Sin

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


Kasi Sayang Untuk Layla (Love for Layla)

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


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Jekardah

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


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Desert Wool

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


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