- By Waqar Hussain & Muhammad Hamza Hasan
HALL OF FAME
The Rising Faces Of MCD
By Waqar Hussain & Muhammad Hamza Hasan
(2024) Currently directing an upcoming documentary funded by Oscar-winning director Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy, under mentorship from Hollywood director Jesse Epstein.
(2023-2024) Directed the second camera, DVCs for Chef Icon by Unilever Food Solutions, DVC for Peridots, and 90 DVCs for Barwaqt.
(2023) Directed the digital campaign and executed promotions for the 2023 feature film “Teri Meri Kahaniyaan” by Nadeem Baig and Nabeel Qureshi.
(2023-2024) Director/ videographer for BEYOND 50, in collaboration with Meta and Google.
(2022-2024) Vocalist of Gul Ahmed’s 2023 spring campaign, “Chunri”. VO artist in “Teri Meri Kahaniyaan”, and performed at local festivals.
(2022-2023) Social Media Executive for SEEPRIME.
(2021-2023) Directed two documentaries for MAATI TV, and executed the Hands Flood campaign.
(2021-2022)Trained at International Relations Academy by OIC, presented the 2022 position paper on “Pak-Azerbaijan dynamics” for the Pak-Azer embassy.
(2021) Certified in ‘English for Journalism’ by the University of Pennsylvania.
Featured for documentary work in the Daily Times, Express Tribune, and Friday Times.
(2022-2024) Associate Content Manager for Thinking Dots Productions, including YouTuber Junaid Akram.
(2022-2024) Served as Director of Corporate Affairs and Marketing and later became the Vice President of the Karachi University Debating Society.
(2023) Helped introduce UoK’s first harassment policy for student societies
(2022-2023) Awarded two gold medals for extracurricular excellence by the University of Karachi and a letter of appreciation from the Department of Mass Communication.
(2022) Screened a short film at the Arts Council. (2024) And a documentary at the Humara Lyari Film Festival.
(2021-2024) Received four fully funded fellowships and trips from Maati TV, Mehrdar Art & Production, Voice of Baluchistan, and HEC.
(2021–2024) Organized six workshops and conducted four on creative and corporate topics for the students of UoK.
(2021–2024) Managed a national award-winning theater play while participating in numerous MUNs and declamation competitions.
(2021-2023) Featured in The News as a rising documentary maker in Pakistan. Directed, produced, and researched 7 mini-documentaries.
(2024): Won gold at the All Pakistan Inter-varsity Chess Championship, representing Karachi University. Scored a draw with the top female chess master, Mehak Gul.
(2023): Achieved 7th Rank at PSO Sindh Qualifying Chess Championship.
(2022): Organized the first U-25 Chess tournament at Lincoln Corners.
(2022): Shortlisted for a mentorship program at TCM Academy. Produced a documentary on urban forests in Karachi that was published on their official channel.
(2022): Participant at Maati TV Digital Advocacy Camp in Lahore.
(2022): One of the youngest participants in the “Media Hack” Hackathon organized by Media Matters for Democracy.
(2022): Represented Sindh in Pakistan’s largest chess tournament under the Engro Mind Sports Program.
(2023-2024) Currently working with UNDP and CEJ IBA on a pioneering initiative to combat misinformation and disinformation in Pakistan.
(2022-2023) Former Assistant Director and Digital Content Lead at Teeli and Dawn Media Group.
(2023) Former Creative Writer at Thinking Dots.
(2017-present) Freelance Writer and documentary filmmaker.
Awarded fellowships from The School of Writing, Mehrghar, and MaatiTV.
(2023) Writer, Director, and Actor of the award-winning Theater Play.
(2017-2024) Won numerous awards in debating and hosted events at esteemed venues.
Participated in over 30 MUN conferences and served as a judge in various competitions.
(2023-2024) Former General Secretary at the University of Karachi established the Model UN wing, introduced the first harassment policy, and received a double gold medal and a letter of appreciation for outstanding achievements.
(2024) Received the HerEarth Advocates Fellowship grant from SOC Productions and is currently working on a climate change documentary under this grant.
(2021–2022) Received multiple fully-funded storytelling fellowships from Maati TV focusing on peace and civic education themes and worked on several short documentaries under these fellowships.
(2022) Organized and managed a large-scale educational conference under Women Building Cohesive Societies, offering workshops and sessions for university students and teachers.
(2017) Currently an alumna of the US Summer Sisters Exchange Program and The Eleanor Roosevelt Center, New York, as part of the Girls’ Leadership Worldwide camp that took place in Hyde Park, New York.
(2023) Worked as a designer and social media resource for MyCavago, a Portuguese equestrian firm.
(2020-–Present) I have worked with 300+ international clients as a freelance designer.
