Fahad Shaikh

Fahad Sheikh (Born February 2, 1982) is a filmmaker, director, producer and a theatre actor based out of Dubai, UAE.

Fahad Sheikh
Born (1982-02-02) 2 February 1982
OccupationDirector, Producer
Years active2001–present
Notable work
Pinky Memsaab

Originally from Pakistan but studied in the U.S. and went on to pursue filmmaking diploma from Hollywood Film Institute. His first silent short film was "A Dollar Bill" for a workshop in Houston. Growing up, he continued making many theatre plays in Texas. His independent short film "The Veil", which played at festivals around the world and received a Silver Remi award at WorldFest Houston Film Festival in 2007.[1]

In 2010 he worked on an international project which was his first feature, in collaboration with 25 directors from around the world named "The Owner".[2][3] The film debuted in May 2012 and got a Guinness World Record for most directors in a film.[4]

He has been part of Scottish Documentary Institute where he directed a short documentary "The Lost Jewish Garden"[5] which was an official selection at Beirut Film Festival 2015[6] and was commissioned by Image Nation Documentary program to direct another short documentary film named "M1-KØ"[7][8] which has been a part of several film festivals around the world like Athens International Film and Video Festival and Newport Beach Film Festival in 2018.

He is currently running a production company with his partners in Dubai, UAE named Shoot At Sight.

Filmography
  • The Veil - 2006 (Director/Producer/Writer)[9]
  • The Owner - 2012 (Director)[10]
  • M1-Ko 2017 (Director/Producer)
  • Ranapakhara - 2018 (Producer)
  • Pinky Memsaab - 2018 (Producer)

Television
YearTitleRoleChannelAdditional notes
2020JalanAhmerARY DigitalParallel Lead -
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gollark: The floor-cleaning robots *do* seem very convenient, assuming they work properly.
gollark: I assumed it was mostly just to fund dubiously sensible startups.
gollark: Well, money is helpful for lots of things.

References
  1. "2015 Remi Winners – Worldfest-Houston". worldfest.org.
  2. "Talking about a revolution". Gulfnews. Archived from the original on 2012-05-03.
  3. "A backpack's journey around the world - Times of India". The Times of India.
  4. "Most directors of a film". Guinness World Records.
  5. "Karachi Stories | The Lost Jewish Garden".
  6. "Public Square: Short Films".
  7. "Arab Film Studio 2017 winners announced". gulfnews.com.
  8. "Image Nation rewards young filmmakers". November 8, 2017.
  9. "Dubai filmmaker in international collaboration". The National.
  10. "The Owner is about to smash a film record". The National.
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