Babar Ahmed is a Pakistani-American film director and writer based in America.
Personal life
Ahmed is a graduate of
University of Cambridge and
University College London, and has taken film courses at
New York University and
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, t ...
, where he was inspired to pursue filmmaking. Ahmed traces his family lineage to the
Swat District in Pakistan.
Career
Ahmed has produced videos for the
International Monetary Fund and
World Bank on topics such as
global aging and
urban development.
''Genius'' was Ahmed's debut film and was released direct to video in America.
His second film ''
Royal Kill,'' also known as Ninja's Creed was released theatrically in 2009 and featured supporting performances by
Eric Roberts
Eric Anthony Roberts (born April 18, 1956) is an American actor. His career began with a leading role in ''King of the Gypsies'' (1978) for which he received his first Golden Globe Award nomination. He was nominated again at the Golden Globes fo ...
and
Pat Morita.
Ahmed wrote and directed the 2014 movie ''
Amka and the Three Golden Rules
''Amka and The Three Golden Rules'' is a 2014 Mongolian-American family comedy/drama written and directed by Babar Ahmed.
The film was highlighted in the World Development Report 2017 as an example of how policy making is a "result of a bargaini ...
''. The film received positive reviews, particularly for the performances of the lead actors.
Ahmed is the writer and director on ''Tikkun Olam'' (2021), a short narrative film about the encounter of an eight year old boy and a homeless veteran in Washington, D.C. The film premiered at the 19th
Garden State Film Festival
The Garden State Film Festival is a film festival in the United States held in Asbury Park, New Jersey which debuts more than 200 independent films annually over four days each spring.
The festival was founded in 2002 in Sea Girt, New Jersey by D ...
.
Michael Sullivan for the
''Daily Times'' said, "Every beat of the story feels authentic, avoiding any hint of melodrama. Pure visual storytelling heightens the emotional engagement and escalating tension, with barely three or four lines of dialogue in the entire film."
Ahmed’s screenplay ''Lost in DC'' was a finalist in 2021 at the 52nd
Nashville Film Festival.
Filmography
* ''Genius'' (2003)
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''Royal Kill'' (2009)
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''Amka and The Three Golden Rules'' (2014)
* ''Tikkun Olam'' (short) (2021)
References
External links
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Pakistani film directors
Living people
Pakistani screenwriters
Pakistani emigrants to the United States
Pakistani expatriates in England
American film directors
Pashtun people
Alumni of University College London
People from Swat District
New York Film Academy alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)