Reel 03 — Films

Film Work

Every short I've been part of — some as writer/director, some as crew. Role's noted on each one.

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The Last Entry

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Writer Jarrar Ali Director Jarrar Ali Producer Jarrar Ali DP Jarrar Ali Editor Jarrar Ali 1st AD Emerson S Zapata Gaffer Ayan Achakzai Script Supervisor Yuya Toyoizumi Sound David Riveros

Shot on Sony A7 IV. M.A. Film (Directing Fiction) thesis film, Queen Mary University of London.

Behind The Scenes

On set, The Last Entry — camera and slate
The Last Entry cast and crew, wrap photo

Hector

Hector follows a Colombian migrant worker living undocumented in the UK, navigating long hours, exploitation, and the constant pressure of making enough money to support his family back home. As he works overtime to send money home, the distance from his loved ones becomes increasingly difficult to bear. Blending documentary realism with fiction, the film offers an intimate portrait of Hector's daily life and the sacrifices he makes in pursuit of a better future for his family.

Director Emerson S Zapata DOP Anand Singh 1st AC Jarrar Ali 1st AD Jamy Gaffer Owen Sound David Riveros Script Supervisor Yuya Toyoizumi Runner David Sullivan

Shot on ARRI Alexa Mini.

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Guppies

Director Emerson S Zapata Producer Emerson S Zapata DOP M Jarrar Ali Mehdi Camera M Jarrar Ali Mehdi Editor M Jarrar Ali Mehdi Writer Eva Hafner Music Liana Aram Art Director Yuya Toyoizumi Set Decorator Yuya Toyoizumi Props Yuya Toyoizumi Sound Taha Moallem

Starring Mathilda Holland, Siu Hun Li, David Riveros, Yuya Toyoizumi, and a rubber fish.

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Thehre Ajnabi: Watershed

When a once-loving marriage descends into manipulation and abuse, a woman pushed beyond her breaking point faces an unthinkable choice between survival and the love that destroyed her. A short film by Hassan Ahmed Raja, produced by Harf Factory.

Director Hassan Ahmed Raja Producer Hassan Ahmed Raja Editor Hassan Ahmed Raja Story Hassan Ahmed Raja Cinematography Jarrar Ali, Hassan Ahmed Raja, Umair Ahmed

Starring Nadia Amjad and Sardaar Nabeel. A Harf Factory production.

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Tohfa: The Present

In a quiet, affluent home, a long-awaited exchange of gifts sets off an unexpected emotional reckoning. As unspoken tensions surface between a distant father and his daughter, the value of a gift begins to shift — revealing that generosity isn't measured by price, but by what one is willing to give up. Starring Ahmed Taha Ghani, Tohfa / The Present is an intimate short film about class, care, and the moments that force us to see beyond ourselves.

Directed by Jarrar Ali DP Jarrar Ali Screenplay Jarrar Ali Edited by Jarrar Ali Art Direction Jarrar Ali Produced by Samira Hina Mehdi Assistant Director Amanat Naz Camera Jarrar Ali, Amanat Naz, Daud Rajpoot Continuity Director Daud Rajpoot Technical Advisor Khalid Umer Score Nabeel Khalid & Jonathan Jones Boom Operator Usman Gaffers Adeem & Ehtasham

Cast: Ahmed Taha Ghani, Fatima, Jamal, Khadija, Durr-e-Najaf Rizwan. Undergraduate final thesis project — Film & Television, University for the Creative Arts (UCA) & TMUC Islamabad.

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Photography

London, off duty — a different way of framing a shot.

Symmetrical glass tower, London
Rooftop chimneys at dusk, Regent Street