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Oscar® Qualified HAMDARDI, Prejudice and Injustice Bound by Compassion, Co-directed by Ashley Tabatabai and Stefan Fairlamb
Co-directors Ashley Tabatabai and Stefan Fairlamb’s HAMDARDI follows the story of a bereaved immigration officer whose inner turmoil awakens his compassion to the plight of two young Iranian travellers caught in an unfair travel ban. This inspiring and informative short film has qualified to be considered for the 97th Academy® Awards.
A bereaved immigration officer struggles with his role in the system after meeting a young Iranian brother and sister detained during the travel ban.
Writer/co-director and producer Ashley Tabatabai is an award-winning international actor and filmmaker from a culturally diverse background. He has appeared in various series and independent films, including AVENUE 5 (HBO) and BANK OF DAVE 2: THE LOAN RANGER (Netflix). He produced, wrote and starred in the award-winning short film FALSIFIED which was long-listed for the 2018 Oscars®, this was also his first project under his production company Taba Productions.
Co-director Stefan Fairlamb is a British filmmaker. Most recently he has continued with his editing work on projects such as the Amazon Exclusive Series TAKE US HOME: LEEDS UNITED. Alongside that Stefan is now taking the leap into directing, working in collaboration with Ashley Tabatabai as co-director of FALSIFIED. HAMDARDI marks his second short film in the director chair.
The creative cinematography was crafted by British cinematographer Adam Lyons, whose work covers film, TV and commercials, some of his credits include Sky’s A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, BBC/HBO's HIS DARK MATERIALS ITV’s ENDEAVOUR.. He focuses his efforts on storytelling through cinematography.
This gripping short film has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars®.
A bereaved immigration officer struggles with his role in the system after meeting a young Iranian brother and sister detained during the travel ban.
Writer/co-director and producer Ashley Tabatabai is an award-winning international actor and filmmaker from a culturally diverse background. He has appeared in various series and independent films, including AVENUE 5 (HBO) and BANK OF DAVE 2: THE LOAN RANGER (Netflix). He produced, wrote and starred in the award-winning short film FALSIFIED which was long-listed for the 2018 Oscars®, this was also his first project under his production company Taba Productions.
Co-director Stefan Fairlamb is a British filmmaker. Most recently he has continued with his editing work on projects such as the Amazon Exclusive Series TAKE US HOME: LEEDS UNITED. Alongside that Stefan is now taking the leap into directing, working in collaboration with Ashley Tabatabai as co-director of FALSIFIED. HAMDARDI marks his second short film in the director chair.
The creative cinematography was crafted by British cinematographer Adam Lyons, whose work covers film, TV and commercials, some of his credits include Sky’s A DISCOVERY OF WITCHES, BBC/HBO's HIS DARK MATERIALS ITV’s ENDEAVOUR.. He focuses his efforts on storytelling through cinematography.
This gripping short film has qualified to be considered for the 2025 Oscars®.
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