Nasheed Qamar Faruqi

Dilip was a great musician. He had been lucky. He had a great master who was feted in London, Paris, San Fransisco, Benares and Calcutta. In those days, for an Indian musician in particular, this was rare. Dilip’s Guru-ji was a rare bird – a genius – both musically and as a show man. Guru-ji…

It was just that I had the feeling the art scene belonged to the men, and that I was in some way invading their domain. Therefore the work was done and hidden away. I felt more comfortable hiding it. On the other hand, I destroyed nothing. I kept every fragment. – Louise Bourgeois, 1979 When…

Mythbusting: You need to be rich to go to film school. No! But if you’re not, you need to be seriously tough, lucky and imprudent…. Here are some thoughts that may help you navigate this difficult but rewarding journey if you are considering film school in the States. Graduate film school is a massive investment of…

This is not a round-up of all the meetings I had, films I saw, or cards I collected while at my first Cannes Festival; rather it is a moment that I would like to take just to record how saddened I am by my vivid and direct experience of racial and ethnic tension in Provence-Alpes…

CREDITS Cast in order of appearance Yasmeen Siddiqui as Bubbles Shabana Azmi as Nani Bhasker Patel as Nana Christopher Simpson as The Young Man Dolly Ballea as Adult Bubbles Sarandha Tyagi as Nani’s hands Written & Directed by Nasheed Qamar Faruqi Produced by Ashwin Anil Desai Co-Producers Sam William Mitchell, Nasheed Qamar Faruqi, Shilpa Mankikar Director…

CREW BIOGRAPHIES Nasheed Qamar Faruqi (Writer & Director) Nasheed is a London based filmmaker of Pakistani parentage, who’s made several short films and music videos. Before gaining her MFA in Filmmaking from Columbia University’s School of the Arts, Nasheed worked for Merchant Ivory Productions. She was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where she read English. Nasheed…

Asha Projects, UK Asha is a South Asian organization that works to end violence against women and girls. If you are experiencing violence – or know a woman who is – please contact them for confidential advice and information. They offer secure temporary accommodation. http://www.ashaprojects.org.uk Awaaz, USA Formed in 2011 and based in San Antonio,…

BUBBLES is a film about a child’s shocking encounter with the adult violence; it is also about how violence is like a fog that seeps into family life and infects everyone. There are no easy answers in this short film, but I hope that it will move and provoke audiences to think about violence in…

Here is some of the coverage we’ve already had: Elle India Name to Know May 21st, 2015 The Friday Times, April 24th-30th 2015 “What the Eye Doesn’t See” Maheen Pracha in Conversation with Writer-Director Nasheed Qamar Faruqi. Ebuzz Interview, January 26th, 2015 (please note, there is currently a small error on this page. I wrote and directed Bubbles; Yann Heckmann…

We’ve locked picture on Outside/Bubbles. I have a strange empty feeling, that is only mitigated by anticipation for the sound mix and grade. It has been a long and rewarding journey to reach this point and I am so grateful to everyone I have worked with. So much to say, so many people to thank,…

Above all, permit the disruptive and the vulgar and the shocking and the revolutionary and the hateful thought.

We have created a tumblr page for the next short film I will be directing: Outside.

There are wounds that never heal; scars that are stubborn; memories that will not fade or be forgotten. I have dreams which return: night after night, the same images. God transformed Lot’s wife (did she have a name?) into a pillar of salt because she looked back. The unconscious is made of salt – buried,…