The Day After
Two Secret Service agents talk to each other the day after the 2016 presidential election. One is Muslim. The other is homosexual. Colleagues. Friends. American.
I got the idea for the film after watching Trump’s victory speech. The movie’s life began on November 9th 2016 and was released on January 19th 2017.
CAST:
Ahmed – Shahbaz Sarwar
Jonathan – Malte Frid-Nielsen http://www.maltejoefrid.com/
CREW:
Director – Shahbaz Sarwar
Producer – Shahbaz Sarwar
Writer – Shahbaz Sarwar
Photographer – Rasmus Leo Hansen http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5234375/
Editor – Mike Baltzersen
Sound Recordist – Cameron Jean-Laing http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3363225/
Sound Mix – Símun Lindholm Mohr
Composer – Jacob Schrøder, Símun Lindholm Mohr
Lighting – Carl Ranfelt Møller
Line Producer – Mia Fassmer Schønnemann
Runner – Rasmus Sandager
Artwork – Cameron Laing http://www.cargocollective.com/cameronlaing
The Last Padawan
I was a part of a trio of bandits in the Star Wars fan film “The Last Padawan”.
CAST:
Padawan – Jesper Tønnes
Inquisitor – Bo Thomas
Bandit Leader – Theis Hansen
Bandit in a Tree – Joachim Bach Rosendal
The Bandit Gordo – Shahbaz Sarwar
CREW:
Director – Jesper Tønnes
Producer – Jesper Tønnes
Writer – Jesper Tønnes
Director of Photography – Kristoffer Engholm Aabo
Second Unit Photography – Mathias Kruse
Camera Operator – Daniel Dynes
Editor – Jesper Tønnes
Sound Recordist – Aske Milling
Sound Design – Aske Milling, Morten Borgholm
Composer – Jonas Frederik
Sound Mix – Lars Tirsbæk
Runner – Macimililliano Acevedo
Runner Assistant – Oliver Tirsbæk
Visual Effects Team – Mikkel Christiansen, Jesper Tønnes, Andreas Hørby Clausen
Visual Effects Assistant – Nicoline Lind
Star Destroyer created by Fractalsponge.net
In Denmark We Are Born (I Danmark Er Vi Født)
https://www.facebook.com/idanmarkervifoedt/videos/1617905018527889/
I had the idea for this video for more than half a year. My nearest friends were doubtful about the message of the video and whether it even reflected a Denmark that I here present in a nightmare version. A year after the election in 2015 I released it.
As an artist I feel obligated to comment visually on matters that I don’t feel are right in Denmark. Just like people write Facebook status updates; sit in a bar and whine or stand in front of a random store clerk yammering about things they can’t be held responsible for, I release a video every once in a while.
CAST:
Singer – Shahbaz Sarwar
Antagonists – Jesper Bruun, Sara Emilie Nielsen, Maria Fritsche
Girlfriend – Christine Sander
CREW:
Director – Shahbaz Sarwar
Writer – Shahbaz Sarwar
Producer – Shahbaz Sarwar
Fotograf – Niels Vogensen Biasevich
Klipper – Niels Vogensen Biasevich
Tonemester – Lars Enrique Gonzalez
Dubbing – Niels Vogensen Biasevich
Got You On My Mind (Redwolves Music Video)
The music video for the Redwolves song “Got You On My Mind”.
CAST:
Man – Shahbaz Sarwar
Woman – Maria Fritsche
CREW:
Director – Kasper Rebien
Producer – Rasmus Cundell
Photographer – Kasper Rebien
Cinematography Assistant – Mikkel Eye
Editor – Kasper Rebien
Music – Redwolves
Tiro
In this short film from Københavns Tekniske Skole (The Copenhagen Technical School) I play Alexander, who is visiting his girlfriend’s family for the first time.
I go pheasant hunting with “dad” and it doesn’t turn out quite as planned…
CAST:
Erik – Finn Storgaard
Alexander – Shahbaz Sarwar
Anne – Tammie Bergholdt
Susanne – Sussie Nøhr
CREW:
Director – David Michael Jensen
Writer – David Michael Jensen
Line Producer – Miki Schack Mikkelsen
Director of Photography – Lars Stauning
B-Roll – Johan Braüner
Lighting – Andreas Wejs Hansen
Grip – Mikkel Skriver, Anders Nordahl
Sound – Jacob Østedgaard Mørch
Sound Assistent – Jonas Toftum
Scenographer – Mark-Emil Schwarz
Post Coordinator – Miki Schack Mikkelsen
Editor – Mikkel Skriver
Editing Assistent – Johan Braüner
Grading – Lars Stauning, Anders Nordahl
VFX – Andreas Wejs Hansen, David Michael Jensen, Mark-Emil Schwarz
Requiem
I play the lead role in this 3-minute short film for the “My Røde Reel 2015” international short film competition.
Follow the link posted to vote for it before June 30th!
http://www.rode.com/myrodereel/watch/entry/1430
Cast:
Assassin – Shahbaz Sarwar
Victim – Rasmus Pold
Daughter – Rebecca Grenaa Giessing
Crew:
Director – Lukas Rønnow Klarlund
Writer – Lukas Rønnow Klarlund
Cinematographer – Markus Giessing
Editor – Lui Brandstrup
Sound Design – Lui Brandstrup
Lighting – Markus Giessing
Makeup – Johanna McDonald
Music – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozarts “Requiem”
NatioGalPartiets Hensigter Afsløret! (The NationalParty’s Intentions Revealed!)
In my first political sketch I take on Internet trolls who write abhorrently racist comments to people of different creed. In this particular case I address the issue of people verbally attacking a newly formed political party by posing as their foreman. The comments from various parties were that people of foreign descent were trying to topple the country and implement Sharia in Denmark. I thought it would be funny to think of a situation of how that would ever be likely and then “reveal the plan” in front of the headquarters for political activity in Denmark.
Cast:
Shahbaz Sarwar – Shahbaz Sarwar
Crew:
Director – Shahbaz Sarwar
Writer – Shahbaz Sarwar
Cinematographer – Oliver Rosendal http://www.oliverrosendal.dk/
Graphics – Asim Iqbal, Trine Damgaard
Sound – Teis Syvsig
~ (Tilde)
In this short film, I play the main lead as René: A terribly arrogant charcoal artist who is far too impressed with his own being to take his unfortunate model seriously enough.
Cast:
René – Shahbaz Sarwar
Adele – Ane Steensgaard Juul
Crew:
Director – Oliver Herlitschek http://oeev.dk/
Writer – Michael Weems
Cinematographer – Lucas Helth Postma
Sound Engineer – Daniel Bøgh Nielsen
Make Up Artist – Mia Møller Jakobsen
Costumes – Julie Celine Zwicky
American Psycho Confession Scene
In the contest held by the Danish website “Onlinecasting”, the task was to recreate scenes from popular films as faithfully as possible.
I participated with a single scene from “American Psycho”, “Tangled”, and “Django Unchained”. I won the contest with my portrayal of “American Psycho” lead Patrick Bateman.
American Psycho
Cast:
Patrick Bateman – Shahbaz Sarwar
Crew:
Director – Shahbaz Sarwar
Producer – Shahbaz Sarwar
Cinematographer – Oliver Rosendal http://www.oliverrosendal.dk/
Sound Engineer – Christoffer Søborg Bergstrøm
Lighting – Christoffer Søborg Bergstrøm
Editor – Marcin Urbanowicz, Shahbaz Sarwar