Ashique Shahir is an award-winning writer, director, and cinematographer from India. He is currently an MFA in Film candidate at Syracuse University.
His films create intimate portraits of resilience, exploring how individual journeys reflect broader societal struggles. He focuses on the quiet dignity and complex lives of working-class families, capturing their efforts to navigate formidable challenges. Often, his lens turns toward the lesser-known stories within the Muslim community, offering nuanced and personal perspectives.
Ashique's own journey as an immigrant to the U.S. has opened a new artistic chapter. This experience inspires his current work, which explores the universal themes of displacement, survival, and the search for identity within diasporic communities.