EMERGE TRAILER (2023)

6 Episode Mini Series

Created, Written, Produced and Directed by Azed Majeed

On a seemingly routine visit to an Emergency department to a local hospital, a young writer is shuffled through various departments and experiences leading to a never-ending spiral of increasingly bizarre and nightmarish encounters mirroring “Dante’s Inferno”.

CANADA MEDIA FUND/TLN MEDIA GROUP

THE HIDDEN HOUSE (2019)

Written, Directed and Edited by Azed Majeed

Four teenagers make a documentary about their town Personville, a nice, quiet, small town, but all small towns have secrets. The four young filmmakers decide to do a movie about the “hidden house”. Everyone in Personville knows about the legend of the “hidden house” in the woods. Some say it’s a cult, others say a monster lives there, some think it’s some government conspiracy, but no one knows for sure.

CANADA MEDIA FUND/TLN MEDIA GROUP

Y AFRICA (2011)

Produced, directed and edited by Azed Majeed.

Following Canadian teacher, Alison Tache, through Ghana, Kumasi and Burkina Faso as she attempts to aid the forgotten children of Africa. The doc. portrays the mythology of Africa in the western mind. What happens when Western fantasies of Africa collide with the reality of the local codes and customs?.

Canada Council for the Arts/ Ontario Arts Council

SERIES & FILMS

SOUND & VISION (2015)

Concept, host, directed and written by Azed Majeed

We pair emerging film directors with independent-spirited musicians. Each episode features a hand-picked band, who donate a song from their catalogue to an on-the-rise filmmaker. Our budding auteur has total freedom to use the song in any way he or she wishes, but faces other limitations. Their deadline is two weeks, the budget is spare ($100), the location chosen in advance (usually an interesting localé or storied neighborhood). The show follows the filmmaker’s journey from conception to completion.

Bell Fibe TV 1

WHY CAN'T YOU UNDERSTAND ME? (2024)

Pilot 27 min

Co-Written & Directed by Azed Majeed

A series about women in their 20s using existential philosophy to solve every day problems.

GRRL GUIDES

Producer. concept. writer. director. producer. editor

A Station ID for SexTV: The Channel, I conceived of this commercial spot as a tribute to woman throughout the ages who pushed against any pre-existing notions of femininity. A sort of hall of fame of strong, independent woman. It won a top prize at the advertising awards (Promax/BDA) in New York and is part of the Library of Congress' video archive.

Promax/BDA Gold Winner-Best Station ID for SexTV: The Channel

OPEN HEART, OPEN MIND

Producer. concept. writer. director. producer. editor

An original illustrated animation ID spot for SexTV. A sober look at the contrasting concepts of living in the world as a gay man or woman and the daily barrage of invective that is thrown their way in the name of a "better" society.

We wanted to show how a negative, hate inspiring quote could be met with an equally positive, love inspiring one...and sometimes from an unlikely source.

Winner: Promax/BDA Silver Winner-Best Station ID

METROLINX: GO QUEEN

Producer. camera. research/interview. director. editor

Drag Queen Kenya Rami moved from Thunder Bay to Burlington to be around more people like themselves. They frequently use Go Transit to get themselves to gigs, it has really changed thier ability to get out there and be seen.

COMMERCIAL

SUMMERWORKS OFFICIAL TRAILER 2020

Concept. design. editing. graphics

Official video for the Summerworks Festival 2020.

NERDBLOCK: OUT OF THIS WORLD

Producer. writer. director

A series of commercial spots for Nerdblock, a monthly mystery geek package delivered right to your door!series of commercial spots for Nerdblock, a monthly mystery geek package delivered right to your door!

This one is our homage to Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

NERDBLOCK: MORE VALUE PERIOD!

Producer. writer. director

This one uses a WWE face off concept between two boxes in an office setting.

K. (1991)

Written and Directed by Azed

Made in 1991 at York University Film Program. Shot on 16mm Bolex and edited on the Steenbeck. A short film about K. (an obviously Kafkaesque figure) who wanders through various dreamlike states followed by a mysterious doppelganger. Both of them pursue a young woman named Felice. K. deals with the mounting anxieties of both his pursuer and the pursued with furious writing.

MEET ME & ME (1995)

Produced and directed by Azed

A 'lovewalk' starring Toronto's most beloved performance artists, Me & Me.

Me & Me from beyond the stars arrive on the freaky shores of the city with the big tower to celebrate the fusion of oneness. A film about peace, harmony and bicycles.

Toronto's Images Film Festival.

Manhattan Short Film Festival

WHERE IT'S HOTTER PT:3 (2014)

Written and directed by Azed

A short film about a man who struggles to break out of his isolation.

OTHER WORK

SHOW ME YOUR HEART (2014) Written and directed by Azed

The first thing that popped into my head when I heard this song was 'mad scientist' and I started to get some images of Dr. Frankenstein's lab. Then the idea of using my older son, Ishmael as the 'mad scientist' occurred to me. Having a son who looks a lot like you gives you an instant special effect and I was excited to see the transformation from me to him. The whole thing came full circle when I realized this could be a pastiche of childhood 'play acting' by using Ishmael's friends from down the street, Katie and Alex Mills. Especially meaningful to me because they've been friends since they were very little. Throw in some dry ice and you've got a fun way to spend a friday night!