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Filmmaking graduate from SZABIST with hands on experience in directing, assistant directing, and cinematography. Directed my thesis short film The Last Cipher and a music video (Jaago – Lifafa), while also managing set operations and crew coordination on multiple productions. Passionate about visual storytelling, post-production, and creating engaging content across film, theatre, and digital media.
Stories about human vulnerability, memory, and the unseen emotional spaces between people
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Portfolio Projects
Portfolio Projects
1. The Last Cipher (2025) – Thesis Short Film
Role: Director | Writer | Editor
Duration: 20 minutes
Logline: A lonely cryptographer deciphers coded letters left behind by his friend, only to confront the devastating truth. The mystery he is unraveling was created by his own delusions.
Highlights:
- Thesis short film (20 minutes)
- Managed full production team across pre-production, shooting, and post-production
- Oversaw editing, narrative structure, and final cut
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2. Jaago by Lifafa — Music Video (2024)
Role: Director | Concept Developer
Logline: A PR rep is given an assignment by a politician that forces him to question what the politician stands for and what he himself stands for, leading him to a crossroads between doing his job and doing what is right.
Highlights:
- Conceptualized storyboard, moodboard and shot lists
- Managed small scale production and visual narrative
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3. Amarah — Short Film (2024)
Role: Cinematographer | Gaffer
Logline: Amarah, a 19-year-old girl, performs a black-magic ritual that summons a mysterious creature, pulling her into a terrifying chain of events she can no longer control.
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4. Escape — Experimental Short Film (2023)
Role: Cinematographer
Logline: An isolated character becomes trapped in a mental loop where reality keeps resetting through match cuts, jump cuts, and overlapping L- and J-cuts, blurring the line between his thoughts and the world around him as he searches for a way out.
Highlights:
- Focus on editing techniques to express psychological tension
- Visual narrative built around looping concepts
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Set & Production Work
Set & Production Work
Assistant Director
- Project: Rocka Rola — Theatre Play
- Production House: OLOMOPOLO Media
- Responsibilities: Talent coordination, managing continuity, rehearsals, managed schedules, coordinated with the cast and backstage team
1st Assistant Director — Short Film
Project: Muhafiz (Student Film)
Responsibilities:
- Created and maintained shooting schedule
- Coordinated cast, crew, and location timings
- Ensured continuity across all scenes
- Supervised set workflow and scene transitions
- Assisted director with blocking and shot execution
Assistant Director — Short Film
Project: Darwaza (Student Film)
Role: 1st Assistant Director
Responsibilities:
- Oversaw on-set operations and workflow, ensuring a smooth shoot from start to finish
- Acted as a communication bridge between the director and all departments (camera, production, art, lighting)
- Created and maintained the shooting schedule and shot breakdowns
- Coordinated the crew, managed logistics, and facilitated efficient team collaboration
- Monitored scene continuity and assisted the director in blocking and scene transitions
Skills
Contact
Contact
Email: sohaib5abbasi@gmail.com
LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/sohaibabbasii
Phone: 03120008360
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
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