Fahad Shaikh

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

Originally from Pakistan but studied in 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 an 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] The film debuted in May 2012 and got a Guiness World Record for most directors in a film.^[3]

He has been part of Scottish Documentary Institute where he directed a short documentary "The Lost Jewish Garden"^[4] which was an official selection at Beirut Film Festival 2015^[5] and was commissioned by Imagination Abu Dhabi Documentary program to direct another short documentary film named "M1-KØ"^[6] 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

• A Dollar Bill - 2003 (Director/Writer)
• The Veil - 2006 (Director/Producer/Writer)
• The Owner - 2012 (Director/Producer/Writer)
• Mantra (2016 film) - 2016 (Additional Producer)
• Chupan Chupai (Line Producer - Dubai Segment)
• M1-KØ (Director/Producer)
• Ranapakhara (Producer)
• Off the Grid (Line Producer)

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