Husain Qaizar is an Emmy-nominated editor and director based in Karachi, Pakistan. His professional work spans from editing and producing documentaries, animated films, and commercials to directing music videos and short films to writing a superhero comic strip for Pakistan’s leading children’s newspaper, Young World. The films that he has been involved in have won an Oscar, nominated for an Emmy, screened at Sundance, broadcasted on HBO and Channel4, streamed on Netflix, VICE, Al Jazeerah, and commissioned or purchased by organizations such as Youtube Originals, Refinery29, TED, Redfish, CIR, The Atlantic, Lifetime, Chime For Change as well as global brands such as Pepsi and Coca-Cola. His most recent film is the documentary Shadowlands which sheds light on the ongoing ramifications of violence in one of Karachi's oldest settlements, Lyari.
Jury member for the Divvy Awards 2023.