MADBEBYHAMZA
Film
002
i think i might’ve been going about things the wrong way this whole time
Documentary
35 mins
Directed By: Hamza Ashraf
Produced By: Hamza Ashraf
Film Lab: Gauge Film
Produced By: Hamza Ashraf
Film Lab: Gauge Film
A self-reflexive documentary that meditates a year of hurdles in your early 20s. A time capsule collection of seven video diaries that cover overcoming struggles with intimacy and self-identity while dissecting interpersonal relationships engaged in along the way.
Group Showcase:
‘The Personal, The Meta-Fictional & The Self-Referential’ //
DNI Collective
Solo Showcase:
NEXT GEN // LAU 2023 Graduate Showcase
‘Things I’m Afraid To Admit’ // SOLO SHOWCASE
Group Showcase:
‘The Personal, The Meta-Fictional & The Self-Referential’ //
DNI Collective
Solo Showcase:
NEXT GEN // LAU 2023 Graduate Showcase
‘Things I’m Afraid To Admit’ // SOLO SHOWCASE
2023
Archive
Super 8
Camcorder
Tapes
2022
2023
2023
Archive
Super 8
Camcorder
Tapes
2022
2023
2023
IN STILLNESS, LOVE EVADES / WE MOVE LIGHTLY
Documentary
9 mins
Director/Writer: Hamza Ashraf
Producer: Marcelo Amendolara Nolan
DOP: Hamza Ashraf
1st Camera Assist: Jada Sanyaolu
2nd Camera Assist: Marcelo Amendolara Nolan
Principal Photography: Hamza Ashraf
Gaffer: Jada Sanyaolu
Editor/Colourist: Hamza Ashraf
Film Lab: Take It Easy Lab
Gauge Film
Producer: Marcelo Amendolara Nolan
DOP: Hamza Ashraf
1st Camera Assist: Jada Sanyaolu
2nd Camera Assist: Marcelo Amendolara Nolan
Principal Photography: Hamza Ashraf
Gaffer: Jada Sanyaolu
Editor/Colourist: Hamza Ashraf
Film Lab: Take It Easy Lab
Gauge Film
A personal essay documentary centres on overcoming heartbreak amidst the COVID-19 lockdown and dealing with it in stillness.
Group Showcase:
‘The Personal, The Meta-Fictional & The Self-Referential’ // DNI Collective
‘Screen Breakdowns: Emerging Filmmakers Showcase’ // Film File Club
Group Showcase:
‘The Personal, The Meta-Fictional & The Self-Referential’ // DNI Collective
‘Screen Breakdowns: Emerging Filmmakers Showcase’ // Film File Club
2022
Super 8
Archive
DIgital
2022
2024
Super 8
Archive
DIgital
2022
2024
FEM
Narrative
2 mins
Director: Hamza Ashraf
Director Of Photography: Hamza Ashraf & Jada Sanyaolu
Editors: Hamza Ashraf & Jada Sanyaolu
Colour Grade: Jada Sanyaolu
Director Of Photography: Hamza Ashraf & Jada Sanyaolu
Editors: Hamza Ashraf & Jada Sanyaolu
Colour Grade: Jada Sanyaolu
2022
Digital
Digital
will it ever be enough?
will all of this ever amount to the emptiness that still lingers on?
is this what it really feels like?
or
am i aiming for the unattainable?
this delicate flesh can't alter how i feel inside
each tug
cut
scrub
amplifies the pain more
its a cycle, never-ending
Group Showcase:
Lavender // LAU LGBTQIA+ History Month Exhibit
will all of this ever amount to the emptiness that still lingers on?
is this what it really feels like?
or
am i aiming for the unattainable?
this delicate flesh can't alter how i feel inside
each tug
cut
scrub
amplifies the pain more
its a cycle, never-ending
Group Showcase:
Lavender // LAU LGBTQIA+ History Month Exhibit
2022