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Jul 8, 2020
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Mentoring Women Filmmakers in India

Through this first of its kind Harvard University supported leadership incubator for Muslim women, am Advisor-in-Residence, mentoring...

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Jun 17, 2020
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Filmmaking as Art & Activism

Join me for a panel on presenting my work in progress on the surveillance of Muslim communities of color.

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Jun 9, 2020
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The Gitner Family Prize 2019

For artistic achievement and pro bono contribution of outstanding professional work for a community organization, Bird Woman, my feature...

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Selected to The Athena Screenwriting Lab, NYC!

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Jun 9, 2020
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Selected to The Athena Screenwriting Lab, NYC!

My work in progress screenplay has been selected to The Athena Screenwriters Lab NYC 2019! It will be mentored by writer-producer Ligiah...

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Jun 9, 2020
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Shortlisted at Sundance!

My work in progress screenplay is shortlisted at The Sundance Screenwriters' Lab 2018!

Artist Talk at The Frameless Labs, Magic Spell Studios

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Artist Talk at The Frameless Labs, Magic Spell Studios

Presenting Experiments in Transmedia Storytelling at The Frameless Labs Symposium MAGIC Spell Studios, 2018.

Selected as a Mid Atlantic Creative Arts Fellow

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Jun 9, 2020
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Selected as a Mid Atlantic Creative Arts Fellow

Selected as a Mid Atlantic Creative Arts Fellow 2017!

Artist Residency at The Virginia Center for The Creative Arts

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Jun 9, 2020
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Artist Residency at The Virginia Center for The Creative Arts

Headed to The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts for a three-week, fully supported summer residency to work on a feature adaptation of...

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Facebook 360 at The Magic Spell Studios

Our collaborative virtual reality experience about The Rochester Public Market premiers at The Frameless Labs Symposium, MAGIC Spell...

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

The Ghetto Girl at The Young India Fellowship Program

Thrilled to be a screening The Ghetto Girl at Urvashi Butalia’s Women, Society and Changing India at The Young India Fellowship Program,...

Artist Talk at College of Art & Design, RIT

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Jun 9, 2020
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Artist Talk at College of Art & Design, RIT

Presenting Found in Transit: Documentary Practice and Hybrid Forms at The College of Art and Design Brown Bag Lecture Series. Rochester...

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Jun 9, 2020
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Artist Talk at The Frameless Labs, Magic Spell Studios

A Letter Home, a short virtual reality experience about dislocation premiers at The Frameless Labs Symposium at The Magic Spell Studios.

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Jun 9, 2020
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Artist Talk at Jamia Millia Islamia

Artist Talk at Anwar Jamal Kidwai Mass Communication Research Center. This place is forever close to my heart, 2016.

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

American Dream at The Little Theater

Screening a work-in progress version of American Dream as part of Rochester Documentary Filmmakers at The Little Theater. Also featuring...

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Art Creates Change Workshop

Conducting a one-day workshop Art as a Catalyst for Change at Rochester Institute of Technology Connectology Conference.

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Learning from Abbas Kiarostami

Watching Abbas Kiarostami's 'Where is My Friend's Home' in New Delhi several years ago transformed me in ways I'm still unpacking....

Artist Talk at The Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Artist Talk at The Penn Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

The Ghetto Girl at Live From the Archives: Refractions of Muslim Identitiesfilm series at The University of Pennsylvania Museum of...

Artist Talk at New Mobilities and Evolving Identities, Berlin

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Jun 9, 2020
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Artist Talk at New Mobilities and Evolving Identities, Berlin

Artist talk at New Mobilities & Evolving Identities: Islam, Youth & Gender in South Asia Conference Humboldt University, Berlin; Berlin...

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Jun 9, 2020
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Artist Talk with Nishtha Jain, Vadhera Art Gallery

Artist Talk at Kym Pruesse Series, OCAD Canada

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Jun 9, 2020
1 min

Artist Talk at Kym Pruesse Series, OCAD Canada

What are the dilemmas faced in making films about one’s own neighbourhood when that community is a loaded site of refuge, stereotyping...

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