Directing
Zahir Omar
Born
1982-01-01 (44)
Place of birth
Malaysia
Known for
Directing
Credits
4 titles
Zahir Omar was born in Malaysia in 1982. He studied Film & TV at Queensland Unviersity before returning to Malaysia to work in advertising and filmmaking. He worked as an assitant director for Sepet, the late Yasmin Ahmad’s awardwinning 2005 film. He continues to make award-winning advertising. Fly by Night is his first film
Known for
6.6An elite police officer who is also a jinn hunter, facing the threat of creatures from the supernatural while investigating a series of gruesome murders leading to an epic battle against the Jinn King for the sake of balance between the two worlds.
Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms
2026
NRJohan, a housekeeping staff tries to save his marriage by promising his wife that his irregular, unreliable job-hopping days are over. When he finds a bag of money in the hotel, he and other hotel staff Molly and Ah Foo try to get the money out, while escaping gangsters and the police. And in the midst of all this chaos, Johan is also trying to win his wife back.
Housekeeping?
2024
5.8Unfolding the life of a taxi driver that uses his services as a front for extortion rackets and other criminal activities. When his hot-headed younger brother's impulsive behaviour lead the cops and triad to their doorstep. As the eldest, he stops at nothing to protect them all.
Fly By Night
2019
Behind the camera
6.6An elite police officer who is also a jinn hunter, facing the threat of creatures from the supernatural while investigating a series of gruesome murders leading to an epic battle against the Jinn King for the sake of balance between the two worlds.
Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms
2026
NRJohan, a housekeeping staff tries to save his marriage by promising his wife that his irregular, unreliable job-hopping days are over. When he finds a bag of money in the hotel, he and other hotel staff Molly and Ah Foo try to get the money out, while escaping gangsters and the police. And in the midst of all this chaos, Johan is also trying to win his wife back.
Housekeeping?
2024
5.8Unfolding the life of a taxi driver that uses his services as a front for extortion rackets and other criminal activities. When his hot-headed younger brother's impulsive behaviour lead the cops and triad to their doorstep. As the eldest, he stops at nothing to protect them all.
Fly By Night
2019
5.8Unfolding the life of a taxi driver that uses his services as a front for extortion rackets and other criminal activities. When his hot-headed younger brother's impulsive behaviour lead the cops and triad to their doorstep. As the eldest, he stops at nothing to protect them all.
Fly By Night
2019