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Faryal Velmi

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Faryal’s writing is inspired by the multicultural tapestry of city life and campaigns for social justice. She aspires for her work to speak with a powerful and original voice that can find humour in even the darkest of places. Faryal was selected to participate in the prestigious BAFTA ELEVATE programme for writers in 2019. She is currently in the writer’s room for Tanya Saracho’s new show LOVESONG (NBC Universal/Ojala/ Starz).

Credits

TELEVISION
Production (role):
ACKLEY BRIDGE
Company:
The Forge/Channel 4
Project details:
1 x 60'

Co-writer Episode 7 season 2

Co-writer Episode 4 season 3
IN DEVELOPMENT - TELEVISION
Production (role):
THREESIXFIVE
Company:
Wild Mercury
Project details:
ThreeSixFive is a unique, compelling female-led legal drama that follows the personal and professional lives of a team of lawyers, investigators, and justice caseworkers dedicated to overturning wrongful convictions.
Production (role):
DESTINY JONES
Project details:
Original Pilot

A coming of age story set in Brixton about poetry and gangs with a supernatural twist.
SHORT FILMS
Production (role):
WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?!
Company:
Film London
Project details:
A comedy drama about a Muslim woman in a niqab and a drag queen who get stuck in a lift.

Distributed by Peccadillo
Pictures on the shorts compilation
Boys on Film: Cruel Britannia

https://vimeo.com/42507264
Production (role):
PICTURES OF ZAIN
Company:
Self Produced
Project details:
A Muslim mother embarks on a journey of self discovery after the death of her son - confronting prejudices and making amends with his grieving lover on the way.
IN DEVELOPMENT - FILM
Production (role):
TAKE ME HOME
Project details:
Take Me Home is a story of personal transformation and political awakening. How a young mum takes on an establishment that says London does not belong to people like her. That they are too poor to claim the city as their home. Tenacious, brave and harnessing the power of social media, Dani and her friends are out to prove them wrong.

This story is inspired by Velmi's own childhood experiences of homelessness, the stories of many young mums & families living in shelters; and campaign groups like Focus E15 and the 35% campaign who are fighting against the social cleansing of London and the destruction of affordable social housing.
Production (role):
ISHMAEL
Company:
Dog Rose Production
Project details:
Adaptation of a short story by Stephen Brown
Production (role):
KHADIJAH (working title)
Company:
Fable Pictures
Project details:
Biopic of the jockey Khadijah Mellah
COMMERCIAL
Production (role):
SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT.
Company:
Birthrights
Project details:
Producer and Director
A short film about the experiences and rights of mothers and birthing people, featuring members of Birthrights.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6y_2H6AG7I
Production (role):
WHAT'S IN A NAME?
Company:
BFI
Project details:
Ident for the BFI London Flare Film Festival
THEATRE
Production (role):
WE ARE THE NINJA DIVISION
Company:
Slung Low Shorts 3
Project details:
A radical Muslim punk duo squat a factory to play their first gig

Credits

  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): ACKLEY BRIDGE
    Company: The Forge/Channel 4
    Project details: 1 x 60'

    Co-writer Episode 7 season 2

    Co-writer Episode 4 season 3
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): THREESIXFIVE
    Company: Wild Mercury
    Project details: ThreeSixFive is a unique, compelling female-led legal drama that follows the personal and professional lives of a team of lawyers, investigators, and justice caseworkers dedicated to overturning wrongful convictions.
  • Production (role): DESTINY JONES
    Company:
    Project details: Original Pilot

    A coming of age story set in Brixton about poetry and gangs with a supernatural twist.
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): WHAT YOU LOOKING AT?!
    Company: Film London
    Project details: A comedy drama about a Muslim woman in a niqab and a drag queen who get stuck in a lift.

    Distributed by Peccadillo
    Pictures on the shorts compilation
    Boys on Film: Cruel Britannia

    https://vimeo.com/42507264
  • Production (role): PICTURES OF ZAIN
    Company: Self Produced
    Project details: A Muslim mother embarks on a journey of self discovery after the death of her son - confronting prejudices and making amends with his grieving lover on the way.
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): TAKE ME HOME
    Company:
    Project details: Take Me Home is a story of personal transformation and political awakening. How a young mum takes on an establishment that says London does not belong to people like her. That they are too poor to claim the city as their home. Tenacious, brave and harnessing the power of social media, Dani and her friends are out to prove them wrong.

    This story is inspired by Velmi's own childhood experiences of homelessness, the stories of many young mums & families living in shelters; and campaign groups like Focus E15 and the 35% campaign who are fighting against the social cleansing of London and the destruction of affordable social housing.
  • Production (role): ISHMAEL
    Company: Dog Rose Production
    Project details: Adaptation of a short story by Stephen Brown
  • Production (role): KHADIJAH (working title)
    Company: Fable Pictures
    Project details: Biopic of the jockey Khadijah Mellah
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): SPEAK UP, SPEAK OUT.
    Company: Birthrights
    Project details: Producer and Director
    A short film about the experiences and rights of mothers and birthing people, featuring members of Birthrights.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6y_2H6AG7I
  • Production (role): WHAT'S IN A NAME?
    Company: BFI
    Project details: Ident for the BFI London Flare Film Festival
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): WE ARE THE NINJA DIVISION
    Company: Slung Low Shorts 3
    Project details: A radical Muslim punk duo squat a factory to play their first gig

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