Taha Ismail is a Bangladeshi filmmaker, artist & creative director based in London. He is the founder of Collective Unconscious - a creative production studio & collective based out of London’s Design District.
Taha’s work explores storytelling from a deeply personal space, blending reality and fiction. He recently won the gold prize at the acclaimed 1.4 Awards in London for ‘Rise’.
Taha’s work has been showcased in BAFTA + Oscar® qualifying festivals, US Television, Whitechapel Gallery, Alaska Airlines IFE and featured across acclaimed platforms such as BBC, Omeleto, 1.4, BOOOOOOOM, & MYM amongst others.
Taha is passionate about underrepresented voices in entertainment, and is currently developing several diverse projects, with a special focus on South Asian stories.
Taha has worked across the UK, US & Bangladesh, producing work for international clients & audiences. For any inquiries, collaborations or commissions, please email: mgmt@unconscious.world
Currently:
Founder & Creative Director at Collective Unconscious
+ Freelance Filmmaker
Education:
2021 - MA Screenwriting at London Film School (UK)
2020 - 1st Class (Hons) - BA Digital Film Production (Directing) at Ravensbourne (UK)
Festivals, Exhibitions & Awards:
GOLD PRIZE - 1.4 Awards (UK)
WINNER - Incubation Lite Award (UK)
Tasveer South Asian Film Festival (US) - Oscar Qualifying
Aesthetica Short Film Festival (UK) - BAFTA Qualifying
Whitechapel Gallerry (UK)
Austin Music Video Festival (US)
Mosaic International South Asian Film Festival (CA)
Vancouver International South Asian Film Festival (CA)
DC South Asian Film Festival (US)
Chicago South Asian Film Festival (US)
South Asian Film Festival Montreal (CA)
Nepal America International Film Festival (US)
Elo Melo Festival - Whitechapel Gallery (UK)
Bucharest ShortCut Cinefest (RO)
Athens Fashion Film Festival (GR)
ICFF Bangladesh (BD)
Festival Internacional de Series web de Medellin (CO)
Minikino Film Week (ID)
Selected Press:
1.4 Platform, Dhaka Tribune, Daily Star, Dhaka Tribune, BBC Asian Network, Omeleto, Million Youth Media, 1.4 Awards,
BOOOOOOOM, Mixmag, Sleeping On Gems, Kaltblut Magazine, Film Shortage, Deep Tech Mag,
Internet Tattoo, Asian Movie Pulse, UK Film Review