Graduating from the London College of Printing in 1990 with the short film ‘Ferdous’ a critique on Homosexuality in Islam, the film went on to garner acclaim and distribution in the USA. She built on this success with work in television as producer and researcher for programmes such as Dispatches, Newsnight and Birth Rights. She then went on to produce independent films with ‘A Thousand Borrowed Eyes’ commissioned by the Arts Council and her independently produced feature ‘The Winter of Love’

2022 MIRROR WITHIN

SADLERS WELLS

Director

A short film exploring Nahid Siddiqui’s continued journey into Kathak dance and her personal evolution of the understanding to of the form. Music by Hassan Mohyeddin

2016 IN CONVERSATION

FEMINIST DISSENT

Director

A short film on the work and life of Iraqi artist Yousif Nasir

2008 ZAKHMẾ DIL (A Scarred Heart)

SAVE THE CHILDREN (Birmingham)

Writer/Director/Trainer

A thirty-minute docu/drama on refugee young unaccompanied adults who tell and dramatise their story of escape from war-torn Afghanistan and Iran. The project included training the young people in aspects of film making from story development, scriptwriting, production and editing. This process enabled the young people to improve their language skills, develop an understanding of cultural differences and tolerance as well as gaining confidence and self-esteem. Some members of the group have opted for media courses, pursuing journalism and editing (Digital)

2005 THE LINE

FALCON FILMS

Writer/Director

A short film on an Exorcist in deepest Southall, riddled with torment and darkness. Featuring Dev Sagoo

2004 RESTLESS SKIES

FALCON FILMS

Writer/Director

A short film on a life of a homeless woman in Southall. Featuring Mamat Anand

2002 THE LONGING

PAKISTAN TELEVISION – Azam Quereshi – S&M Films: Line Producers

Writer/Director

A 13 Part serial of British Asian Suburban Life, FALAK is set in the heart of the Shires, leafy green, with Indian summers and the drama of English skies. It is the story of families living in their corner of England, in semi-detached houses on small streets, holding onto a multitude of dreams (Commission only – not produced)

2001 THE WINTER OF LOVE (formerly A QUIET DESPERATION)

S&M FILMS

Writer/Director

A feature length film set in Southall, following the story of Shammi, a man who returns to his Southall home and is forced to either face up to his history or keep on running. Opening film for Raindance East; followed by screenings at Cannes, National Film Theatre, BAFTA, Watermans, Leister, Birmingham and Glasgow (35mm)

2000 ALONE TOGETHER

ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND

Winner – Best Art Film, Asolo Film Festival, Italy, 2000.

Director

A 30-minute documentary on the British Artists Rabinder and Amrit Kaur Singh. The documentary examines the Mughal style of painting that the two artists work in whilst exploring contemporary British themes; for example, O Come All Ye Re-eds is a portrait of Liverpool Football Club (16mm)

2000 TALKING ABOUT SUICIDE

BIRMINGHAM HEALTH AUTHORITY

Director

50-minute video drama on young Asian women and suicide in Britain. The video is used as a training tool for academics (Digital)

1996 TERI MENO

KEDA RECORDS

Producer/Director

Pop-Video featuring Kulwindhar Kaur and Mohinder Bhamra (Super 8)

1996 DOGS OF DESIRE

INTERNATIONAL ARTS

Collaborator/Film Director

Dogs of Desire is a nightclub where music, dance, film and performance compete on the dance floor. A multi-media adventure of the senses featuring the music of Fun da-Mental and Aziz Mian. Dogs of Desire explores the powerful themes of sexuality, deviance and madness (16mm)

1995 PARWAAZ “The London Story”

PAKISTAN TELEVISION

Line-Producer

Episode 1 & 2 of a 15-part serial about an Airline crew set around the various capitals of the world. The London Story covered contemporary themes such as immigration and racist attacks

1995 OCEANS APART

BHASEL HIV/AIDS PROJECT

Director

15 min. drama on black women and HIV/AIDS. Used as a training video to raise the issues of HIV/AIDS aimed at minority women in Britain (Digital)

1995 A THOUSAND BORROWED EYES

ARTS COUNCIL OF ENGLAND

Director/Producer

15min. arts documentary on classical Indian dancer, NAHID SIDDIQUI exploring her personal analysis on the origins of Kathak dance (16mm)

1993 WOMEN AT WAR

BBC 2: BIRTHRIGHTS SERIES

Researcher

Leda Serene F&VP

Documentary on the role played by women from the Caribbean during the Second World War.

Director: Frances-Ann Solomon

Producer: Deanne Edwards

1993 SALAAM CHIN CHIN

COMMUNITY GROUPS/ INDIVIDUALS

Director/Producer

24min. documentary exploring the effects of religious fundamentalism on minority British communities (Digital)

1992 ACTING OUR AGE!

BBC 2: BIRTHRIGHTS SERIES

Researcher

Umbi Films

Documentary about a group of elderly Asians who actively take control of their lives and make a video about events that concern them.

Director: Gurinder Chadha

Producer: Deanne Edwards

1992 SAFER SEX

NAZ HIV/AIDS PROJECT

Director

Pop video addressing HIV/AIDS for South Asian minority groups (Super 8)

1991 THE PROVOKED WIFE

CHANNEL 4: DISPATCHES

Researcher

Faction Films

Documentary programme about battered women who kill, featuring the case of Kiranjit Ahluwalia.

Director: Gita Sahgal.

Producer: Sylvia Stevens

1991 NEWSNIGHT

BBC NEWS & CURRENT AFFAIRS

Researcher

Feature on Kiranjit Ahluwalia court case: Changing The Provocation Law.

1990 SKY NEWS

SKY TELEVISION

Researcher

Various news and current affairs items for Sky News, but especially feature pieces on immigration, deportation and black concerns

1990 FERDOUS (Paradise)

LONDON COLLEGE OF PRINTING – GRADUATION FILM

Writer/Director/Producer

A dramatised narrative short film exploring the law in the Quran governing punishment on Homosexuality. Screened at the National Film Theatre, Euclid (Toronto), Black Film Festival (Birmingham) Melbourne, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Edinburgh (Super 8)

Distributor: Frameline (USA)