Asim Abbasi

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Asim Abbasi
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Occupation(s) Director, Writer, Producer
Years active2012–present
Website www.asimabbasi.com

Asim Abbasi is a Pakistani-British film director, screenwriter and producer. He also has his own production company, Indus Talkies.

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Career

In 2012, he made the short film Anathema. In 2013, he made two more short films, Once A Man & Whore. Two years later, he made his fourth short film named Little Red Roses. All four were shot in the United Kingdom.

In 2018, Abbasi's first feature film, Cake, was lauded by critics. The Guardian's Mike McCahill wrote "Uncommonly alert to small, telling details, while more expansive in its attitudes, the result proves far richer and worldlier than anything previously observed coming down the Khyber Pass." [1] [2] [3] Cake was also selected to be Pakistan's submission to the 91st Academy Awards for best Foreign Language Film. [4] [5] [6] [7]

In 2020, Abbasi further established himself as a writer & director with his critically acclaimed webseries, Churails (witches), which was hailed as a radically progressive shift from the mainstream narrative of Pakistani television.

Filmography

Films

YearFilmDirectorProducerWriterNotes
2012AnathemaYesYesYesShort film
2013Once A ManYesYesYesShort film
WhoreYesYesYesShort film
2015Little Red RosesYesYesYesShort film
2018 Cake YesYesYesDebut as film director

Web series

YearTitleRoleNotes
2020 Churails Director/Producer/WriterWeb Series on ZEE5 and Zindagi
2024 Barzakh Director/Producer/Writer

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated WorkResultRef(s)
2018 London Asian Film Festival Best Director Cake Won [8] [9]
2019 18th Lux Style Awards Nominated [10]

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