Jawad Sharif

Directing

Jawad Sharif

Place of birth

Rawalpindi, Pakistan

Known for

Directing

Credits

10 titles

Jawad Sharif is an award-winning filmmaker and National Geographic Explorer based in Pakistan. His work explores themes of social change and human rights, focusing on reviving the suppressed cultural and indigenous identities of Pakistan. Throughout his career, Jawad has pushed the boundaries of visual storytelling by documenting the rights of folk musicians, high-altitude porters, climate migrants, and marginalized communities. In 2016, Jawad was awarded a scholarship at the UCLA School of Theatre, Film, and Television. He is also an alumnus of the Swedish Institute and Institut Fur Auslandsbeziehunge, Germany. His work has garnered international and national recognition, including his sel…

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Indus Blues poster
8.0

Pakistani folk artists talk about their struggle to keep a fading art form alive while reminding the world what they are about to lose.

Indus Blues

2018

Indus Blues poster
8.0

Pakistani folk artists talk about their struggle to keep a fading art form alive while reminding the world what they are about to lose.

Indus Blues

2018

Bhashaili (Adrift) poster
NR

Bhashaili tells the story of Pakistani Bengali’s living in Karachi, many of whom face issues around citizenship and Statelessness despite being in their fourth generation. We follow the everyday stories of young and old Pakistani Bengalis as they chase their dreams, find love, stand up for injustices, and face despair around their lack of recognition in Pakistan.

Bhashaili (Adrift)

2025

Bhashaili (Adrift) poster
NR

Bhashaili tells the story of Pakistani Bengali’s living in Karachi, many of whom face issues around citizenship and Statelessness despite being in their fourth generation. We follow the everyday stories of young and old Pakistani Bengalis as they chase their dreams, find love, stand up for injustices, and face despair around their lack of recognition in Pakistan.

Bhashaili (Adrift)

2025

Natari poster
8.0

Fisherman Ayoub Sehto and his son are stranded with their family in the sinking Indus Delta, void of drinking water and fishing opportunities due to climate change, and struggle to migrate to a mainland city for a better life.

Natari

2021

Natari poster
8.0

Fisherman Ayoub Sehto and his son are stranded with their family in the sinking Indus Delta, void of drinking water and fishing opportunities due to climate change, and struggle to migrate to a mainland city for a better life.

Natari

2021

Beyond the Heights poster
10.0

A documentary about a young Pakistani Mountaineer Samina Baig,who became first Pakistani woman to summit Mount Everest at the age of 22.

Beyond the Heights

2015

Moklani: The Last Mohanas poster
NR

The story of the Mohanas, an indigenous fisherfolk community on Manchar Lake, as they face the sorrow of bidding farewell to a unique heritage that has sustained them for centuries.

Moklani: The Last Mohanas

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Moklani: The Last Mohanas poster
NR

The story of the Mohanas, an indigenous fisherfolk community on Manchar Lake, as they face the sorrow of bidding farewell to a unique heritage that has sustained them for centuries.

Moklani: The Last Mohanas

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