Asim Abbasi

Asim Abbasi is a Pakistani-British film director, screenwriter and producer who also has his own production company, Indus Talkies.

Career

In 2012, he made the short film Anathema. In 2013, he made two more short films, Once A Man and Whore. Two years later, he made his fourth short film named Little Red Roses. All four were shot in the United Kingdom.

In 2018, Abbasi's first feature film, Cake, was lauded by critics. The Guardian's Mike McCahill wrote "Uncommonly alert to small, telling details, while more expansive in its attitudes, the result proves far richer and worldlier than anything previously observed coming down the Khyber Pass." Cake was also selected to be Pakistan's submission to the 91st Academy Awards for best Foreign Language Film.

In 2020, Abbasi further established himself as a writer and director with his critically acclaimed web series, Churails (witches), which was hailed as a radically progressive shift from the mainstream narrative of Pakistani television.

In 2026, Abbasi directed episodes six through ten of the acclaimed BBC One television series The Other Bennet Sister.

Filmography

Films Year Film Director Producer Writer Notes 2012 Anathema Short film 2013 Once A Man Short film Whore Short film 2015 Little Red Roses Short film 2018 Cake Debut as film director

Web series

Television

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Nominated work Result 2018 London Asian Film Festival Best Director Cake 2019 18th Lux Style Awards