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About Me

After reluctant pushing, I have now signed onto MySpace. God knows whats going to be put on here. Expect no rants or personal revelations. This is more work related with links to my works as a filmmaker.
I'm currently writing for Screengrab, a blog set-up connected to Nerve Magazine (which can be found at www.thescreengrab.com ) and am also developing several features and shorts projects.
I've got a few webpages out, my on-line CV can be seen on the following websites.

UKScreen


www.ukscreen.com/crew/faq

Shooting People


www.shootingpeople.org/cards/faq
You can check some of my short films out at the following links.

The Applicant


http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2007/12/filmmaker_faisa l_qureshi.html
The Applicant
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Scribble


http://www.atomfilms.com/film/scribble.jsp
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The Lift


http://www.atomfilms.com/film/the_lift.jsp
.. AtomFilms.com : Funny Videos | Funny Cartoons | Comedy Central

Lifters


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYsBxQJ4KDQ

Movin As A Massive


My Interests

Filmmaking

Reading.

Journalism.

I'd like to meet:

Too many people, failing that someone with a cheque book and a willingness to trust me with the money.

Music:

Musically illiterate. Have been introduced to M83 and Blue Foundation recently. Currently have the soundtrack to The Fountain, performed by Mogwai.

Movies:

A very large list. Top of them would include The Battle of Algiers, Dune, Barry Lyndon, Paths of Glory, Repo Man, Red Beard, There's Something About Mary and more. I have a large DVD collection and so would take too long to list.

Television:

A lot of stuff and about as ecelectic as my taste in films. Currently watching the new "Battlestar Galactica" and "The Wire".

Books:

Graham Greene, Aldous Huxley, currently going through a big non-fiction reading phase.

Heroes:

Heroes are for wimps.

My Blog

Why the lack of press attention on Hassan Butt?

I'm penning a larger piece on the subject but for the moment, I got to ask:Why is there a lack of attention on Hassan Butt?For those who don't know, Hassan Butt is a former Jihadist/Islamist/Recruiter...
Posted by FAQ on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:25:00 PST

The Applicant on Babelgum

My last short film, The Applicant, was selected for the Babelgum Film Festival. The deadline for voting is 25th April. So this is an attempt to get as many folks as possible to vote for the flick.t's ...
Posted by FAQ on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:39:00 PST

The Top Ten Uncompleted Movies

http://www.nerve.com/CS/blogs/screengrab/archive/2008/04/03/ the-top-ten-uncompleted-movies.aspxThe Top Ten Uncompleted Movies, Part 1 Posted by Phil Nugent ...
Posted by FAQ on Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:08:00 PST

The Top Ten Movies With Alternate Cuts, Part 2

MANHUNTER (1985, Michael Mann) I've got four cuts of Manhunter on my shelf: the original theatrical version, a re-cut for broadcast on TCM, another cut allegedly for a preview, and then Mann...
Posted by FAQ on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:53:00 PST

The Top Ten Movies With Alternate Cuts, Part 1

Posted by Phil Nugent What is it about alternate cuts? A cynical marketing tool to sell an old movie or the chance for the filmmakers to finally unveil...
Posted by FAQ on Fri, 08 Feb 2008 03:32:00 PST

Benazir Bhutto - Scotland Yard to Investigate

Most of this stuff is from the Guardian, apologies all round, I haven't had a chance to check over the other papers yet.Yesterday it was confirmed that Scotland Yard would help in the investigation of...
Posted by FAQ on Thu, 03 Jan 2008 03:43:00 PST

Benazir Bhutto - Speculation increases

Asif Ali Zairdi is pointing out that the Pakistan Government had a lot to gain from Benazir's death.http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEW EN20080037397&ch=1/1/2008%205:04:00%20PMWh...
Posted by FAQ on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 07:09:00 PST

More stuff on the Benazir Bhutto Assassination

Well the investigation into Benazir Bhutto's death looks like it'll be as murky as the one into her predecessor, Zia Ul Haq and previously her father, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. The Pakistan Government h...
Posted by FAQ on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 03:34:00 PST

Benazir Bhuttos assassination

Much as I personally disagreed with a lot of what Benazir Bhutto during her second term as Prime Minister, what happened to her and the twenty other victims today was horrific.It's difficult not to...
Posted by FAQ on Thu, 27 Dec 2007 02:49:00 PST

Zia Ul Haq - John Gunther Dean Allegations

Soon after I put on the first batch of documents I had covering the plane crash, I was informed about former US Ambassador to India, John Gunther Dean ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Gunther_Dean)...
Posted by FAQ on Wed, 26 Dec 2007 03:29:00 PST