Director

Basir Ahmed

Directing

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Directed movies: 1Directed series: 0All crew credits: 3

TMDB ID: 3678045

IMDb ID: nm5891597

Known for: Directing

Born: April 30, 1998

Age: 27

Place of birth: Karachi, Pakistan

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2022 - 2023

Years active: 2

Also known as

باسر احمد

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Director (1)Original Music Composer (1)Sound Designer (1)

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Biography

Basir Ahmed is a Pakistani writer-director and musician based in Karachi. A 2021 Indus Valley School of Art and Architecture graduate, he comes from a filmmaking lineage spanning 4 generations. His thesis film Baba Jee premiered at the International South Asian Film Festival Canada (Canadian Screen Award-qualifying) and won 6 awards, including Best Director at 2 festivals, before being acquired by IndieFlix. His archive film Manly Men was exhibited at the Lahore Biennale Foundation’s Virtual Museum under the British Council’s PK/UK New Perspectives program. A Qalambaaz Screenwriting Fellow (2023), his debut feature Kurrachee was a ScreenCraft Virtual Pitch semifinalist. He has also directed music videos for Aima Baig, Taha G, and Ali Tariq, with Baig’s work featured on BBC Asian Network.