Yasir Abbasi
Yasir Abbasi (born 16th November 1978) is a Director of Photography from India. After completing his initial schooling from Gorakhpur and Lucknow, he completed his Masters in Mass Communication from Mass Communication Research Centre, Jamia Millia Islamia in 2002. Based out of New Delhi, he shoots documentaries, short films, and ad films. He has made a successful foray into production with the multiple award-winning short film Good Night (2008), directed by Geetika Narang.
Career
Starting out with shooting documentaries, he did a spate of social films with organizations from all over the world like Save the Children and CARE. His cinematography in the documentary Ayodhya Gatha was widely appreciated at festivals like Film South Asia and River to River - Florence Indian Film Festival. After having shot for travelogues and wildlife films for television channels like Discovery Channel and Channel 4, he made his debut in production with the short film Good Night, directed by Geetika Narang. The film won him the Best Cinematography Award at the Fulmarxx Shorts Fest. The film also won the Silver Lamp Tree Award in the Short Film Center section of the prestigious International Film Festival of India and the Best Short Film Award at the India International Women Film Festival. In a review of the film, The Chronicle describes his work in the film as "exquisite" and "an exercise in visual brilliance".
Filmography
- Good Night (2008)
- The House Remembers (2007)
- Sirf Jhaag (2006)
- Ayodhya Gatha (2006)
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