(WHAT'S YOURS IS MINE)
IN POST PRODUCTION
Feeling inadequate as a father, Naim starts to notice unsettling changes in his wife's behaviour and the increasing visits from his best friend Javed. With his son Talha also sensing that something is wrong, they quietly navigate their suspicions and the complexities of their family relationships.
We would like to acknowledge funding support from the Ontario Arts Council and the Government of Ontario for their support.
(What will you do when I’m gone?)
1.66/ URDU & ENG/ 2022
Sania must take her mother, Noor, for a doctor’s appointment—serving as her parent and translator. A simple trip to the doctors that demonstrates the duty of a daughter to her mother, revealing a delicate balance of resistance, authority, and unconditional care.
Starring: Anika Zulfikar and Anjum Siddiqui
Producer: Ganesh Thava
Cinematographer: Aman Samra
1st AC: Hazel Lee
Gaffer: Ibrahim Issa
Editor: Nada el-Omari
Location Sound: Eric Berall
Post Sound: Daniela Pinto
Colourist: James Graham
Awards
National Film Board of Canada Best Canadian Short Film Award at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
Festivals
Official Selection, Short of the Week
Official Selection, Montreal Festival du Nouveau, 2023
Official Selection, TIFF Next Wave, 2023
Official Selection, Canadian Film Fest, 2023
WINNER: Best Canadian Short Film, Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, 2022
Supported by IFFSA’s Bright Lights Talent Fund.
4:3/ 2021
Unreleased Visual Music video for upcoming artist Rekha Singh created in 2021.
CREDITS
Director & Producer: Haaris Qadri
Cinematographer: Aman Samra
1st AC: Hazel Lee
Gaffer: Ibrahim Issa
Production Designer: Michael Petruzzelli
Editor: Susan Lee
1.78/ URDU & ENG/ 2019
“Kashif feels trapped by his struggle of straddling the pressures of being both the dutiful son and a supportive friend, leaving him in a difficult position when his friend Omar owes someone money.”
OFFICIAL SELECTION
Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival
Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival
MISAFF - Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival
CREDITS
Starring: Zac Kara, Afroz Khan, Michael Boroda, Sukhman Grewal
Producer: Eman Pathan
Cinematographer: Lemon Luo
Editor: Meagan Veneracion
Sound: Alicia Hewitt
Production Designer: Vanessa Sandoval
Sound Mix: James Findlay
Second year York University fiction film project. Limitation was one location and maximum of 2 significant characters.
A diabetic family physician is stopped by his nephew when he wants to eat a slice of cake.
A 9-year-old Pakistani Canadian girl struggles to understand her mother’s cultural expectations of beauty when she wants to go outside and play but her mom insists on making her stay inside and use whitening cream. Premiered at Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival on November 14th 2016.
A York University first year project shot on 16mm film. Capturing the creative process of fashion designer, Clayson Fletcher, from Nova Supply.
