PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Creative director and filmmaker with a multidisciplinary background spanning visual arts, cinematography, photography, production design & set construction, copywriting, and creative production, bringing brand and ad campaigns from concept through final cut with a hands-on, full-arc approach to every project.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Feature Film
- Directed and produced an independently financed super 8mm feature film “Killer Queen, 2019” screened internationally.
Short Film
- Directed a 16mm narrative short film “Valentina, 2016” presented at international film festivals.
Visual Arts & Photography
- Painting and illustration practice.
- Advertising, Fashion & Editorial Photography
- Poster and graphic design.
- Creating mood boards, storyboards & shot lists
- Research in painting, cinema, fashion, and visual culture.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
- Film & Digital Photography
- Sound design & Mix
- Adobe Creative Suite (Ps, Pr, Lr, Ai, Id)
- Final cut pro, Capcut
- Color Grading; DaVinci Resolve
- Microsoft Office
- Google Workspace
- WordPress & Web design
- Audio Recording
EDUCATION
Master’s Degree in Filmmaking (MA) | Leeds Beckett University, UK. 2015
Awards
Best Freelance Online Journalist | Leeds Beckett University Film Magazine 2014
ACHIEVEMENTS “ANDREW HIRSCHHORN MEMORIAL PRIZE” For Most Inspiring Feature-Length Screenplay | Leeds Beckett University, Leeds, UK 2015
“VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL” Official Nomination for “Killer Queen” Vancouver, CANADA 2019
“TALLINN BALCK NIGHTS FILM FESTIVAL PÖFF” Official Nomination for “Killer Queen” Tallinn, ESTONIA 2019
Killer Queen | 2019
Shot on Super 8mm film stock, Totonto
Shot on location in Toronto in 2019, this atmospheric drama directed by Ramin Fahrenheit follows a young woman (played by Fatima Maziani) newly released from a mental hospital. She finds herself drawn to an enigmatic drug dealer (played by Alexandra Maslennikova) whom she frequently spots at the local cinema they both haunt. Bound by a shared desire to escape their troubled pasts, these two outsiders are magnetically pulled together in a raw exploration of connection and survival.
Director: Ramin Fahrenheit
Starring: Fatima Maziani & Alexandra Maslennikova
Production Year: 2019
Setting/Filming Location: Toronto
Valentina | 2016
Shot on 16mm Black and White film stock, Totonto
Shot on location in Toronto in 2016, this compelling short film directed by Ramin Fahrenheit explores the raw complexities of identity and survival. Starring Alexandra Maslennikova in the titular role, the narrative follows a deeply intimate and evocative journey, capturing the quiet friction between an individual’s internal struggles and the external world around them.
Director: Ramin Fahrenheit
Starring: Alexandra Maslennikova & Mat Valois
Production Year: 2016
Setting/Filming Location: Toronto
Killer Queen is available on:
- Amazon Prime Video
- Apple TV
- Tubi
- Plex
