Music Video I directed as part of the Vice x Pop Tarts Branded Content.
A short music branded content Doc I directed for Vice x Pop Tarts featuring my absolute favourite producer duo The Fanatix - was a very fun day documenting the process of making a left field rapper, K1 Strange - POP!!
Watch directors Cut Here
Developed and Directed episodes of music documentary series for Red Bull - “Check Your DMs” is telling the stories of remote artist collaborations on a track, across the globe and the processes involved - music making, lyric writing - musicians such as Kida Kudz, Gaidaa, Ryan Hemsworth, DJ Q, Diamond Vargas and Tofubeats - spanning countries
Episode 1 was sadly never broadcast, I can share privately with potential collaborators / clients - please contact shimmyahmed@mac.com to request p/word.
I’ve been commissioned to Direct the documentary film surrounding the first ever South-Asian Underground Festival…
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Music Video for Jamal Monarch - “Love’s a Joke (I’m the Butt of it)”
Directed/Shot and Edited by Shimmy
P/Word: looksee
Directed/Shot and Edited by Shimmy
http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/16901/1/krule-summer
Directed/Shot and Edited by Shimmy
Additional interviews shot by Shimmy
I worked as Development AP and Creative Director at Independent Sky digital channel Natio 217 working on their music content - including creatively directing and producing - Groove Nation an Experimental music feature, of animations created by VJs juxtaposed with mixes by artists/Djs Bonobo, Freq nasty, Derrick Carter among others combined and which were broadcast for 2 years from 2003-4 on the channel. I also helped to ydevelop live music review TV show - Jamz, hosted by Mary-Anne Hobbs and PD’d the live Sessions.
Additional interviews shot by Shimmy
Additional interviews shot by Shimmy
Shimmy Produced this Documentary on British Asian Sound Systems for Dazed Digital/Channel 4 - Watch Here
Directed by William Williamson
Role: Videographer
Shot video + photos at the NYC preview event for Jim Jarmusch's - 'Only Lovers Left Alive'. Santos Party House, Feb 2014.
Watch Here
B Cam shot by Shimmy
Produced/Directed by Shimmy
Produced + Directed by Shimmy for ELLE TV
Role: Shooting Producer/Director
During 2005 - 2006, armed with cameras and shooting compadre, photographer, Polly Tootal, we joined EDM cult-band, Nitzer Ebb for their reunion world tour.
Filming live shows, bts and on the road shenanigans as well as interviews with the band, collaborators, influencers and friends such as Miss Kitten, Tony Hawk, George Clinton among others.
Locations included Tokyo, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Arizona and much of Europe.
Edited the BTS film for this Amazing track “Sweating” from Artist ALEWYA (London Records)
Shot by Alex Lambert
Additional footage by Tania Chikaima & 3wrld