Uzair Amjad

BIOGRAPHIE

Uzair Amjad (b.1989, Sahiwal) is a Pakistani filmmaker and multimedia artist based in Helsinki. His practice combines various configurations - based on his everyday observations - of the absurd, surreal, satirical, and tragic. By doing so, Amjad creates narrative forms which examine the status quo. Amjad’s practice borrows significantly from his initial training as an image-maker and from oral storytelling traditions. Amjad's short film Paper Promises won an audience award at the Helsinki International Film Festival.

FILMOGRAPHIE