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S. A. Zaidi is a Dubai-based film director in the United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] He is best known for the first Arab science fiction film Aerials, and the Emirati post-apocalyptic science fiction film The Sons of Two Suns. [3] [4] [5]
S. A. Zaidi was born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, but is originally from Pakistan. [1] [6] His father Dr. Syed Azhar Ali Zaidi, is a prominent Urdu literature pioneer. [7] [8] [9]
His first film The Sons of Two Suns, [2] [10] premiered at Gulf Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival and had its US premiere at Boston Science Fiction Film Festival [11]
In 2016 S. A. Zaidi released his film Aerials in cinemas across the United Arab Emirates. It was recognized as the first science fiction film in the Middle East. [3] [12] [1]
He founded the company Fat Brothers Films together with Emirati film producer Ghanem Ghubash. [13] [1]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Notes |
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2013 | The Sons of Two Suns | Director and Writer | Science Fiction | Short Film |
2016 | Aerials | Director and Writer | Science Fiction | Feature Film |
S. A. Zaidi | |
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Born |
S. A. Zaidi is a Dubai-based film director in the United Arab Emirates. [1] [2] He is best known for the first Arab science fiction film Aerials, and the Emirati post-apocalyptic science fiction film The Sons of Two Suns. [3] [4] [5]
S. A. Zaidi was born and raised in the United Arab Emirates, but is originally from Pakistan. [1] [6] His father Dr. Syed Azhar Ali Zaidi, is a prominent Urdu literature pioneer. [7] [8] [9]
His first film The Sons of Two Suns, [2] [10] premiered at Gulf Film Festival, Dubai International Film Festival and had its US premiere at Boston Science Fiction Film Festival [11]
In 2016 S. A. Zaidi released his film Aerials in cinemas across the United Arab Emirates. It was recognized as the first science fiction film in the Middle East. [3] [12] [1]
He founded the company Fat Brothers Films together with Emirati film producer Ghanem Ghubash. [13] [1]
Year | Film | Role | Genre | Notes |
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2013 | The Sons of Two Suns | Director and Writer | Science Fiction | Short Film |
2016 | Aerials | Director and Writer | Science Fiction | Feature Film |