Anser Soomro

So happy and excited to share that our short film, Permanent Guest, will have its World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in the Short Cuts programme! Grateful to @sanajafri14 and @qasimaabbas for the opportunity to be a part of this special film. Congratulations to all crew, cast and supporters! Written & Directed by Sana Zahra Jafri @sanajafri14 Starring Rasti Farooq @rastisthirdact , Nadia Afgan @nadiaafgan , Salman Shahid @salman_shahid_actor , Ali Tahir @alitahir38 , Hiba-e-Zahra hibaezahrajafri Produced by Qasim Abbas @qasimaabbas , Shams Pasha @shamspasha , Sana Zahra Jafri Co-written by Usama Lali @usamalali Cinematography & Color: Jaffar Raza Jafri @jaffarrazajafri Edited by: Saim Sadiq @saim.sadiq Production Design: Moiz Tirmizi @moiz_tirmizi Costume Design: Gulshan Majeed @gulshanmajeed Sound Recordist: Faiz Zaidi @fezedi Sound Design & Mix: Anser Soomro @anser_s Assistant Sound Editor (Foley): Muhammad Ali Shaikh @muhammadalishaikh_ Original Score: Abdullah Siddique @abdullah.s.siddiqui Executive Producers: Jaber Hussain @jaboory89 , Meher Tareen @themindfulmissy , Hamza Gheewala @gheewalahamza , Salman Alam Khan @thesalmanalam , Razia Saleem @raziasaleem , Shams Pasha @shamspasha Assistant Directors: Hyra Basit @hyrabasit , MA Mustafa @themostafa92 Credits Design and BTS: Sanger Khan @sangerkhan_ @TIFF_net @nuqtafilms @sanajafri14 #TIFF25 #PermanentGuest #WorldPremiere #ShortFilm #PakistaniCinema #PakistaniIndieFilm #WomenInFilm #SouthAsianCinema #TIFF #ShortCuts #TIFFShortCuts #NuqtaFilms #NadiaAfgan #RastiFarooq #SalmanShahid #AliTahir

Sound Designers Anser Soomro and Umer Shafqat, Sound Recordist Muhammad Absar Khan, Production Sound Mixer Qirat Kazi, and Mix Supervisor Aravind Vijayakumar all deserve kudos for delivering sound worthy of the theater experience in ‘Neelofar’. For some of the clearest, crispest sound design we’ve heard in a Pakistani film, the Sound Department of ‘Neelofar’ gets the award for Best Sound Design.🏆 #4thPakistaniCinemaAwards #PakistaniCinemaAwards2026 #Neelofar @anser_s @umeronsound @neelofarthefilm @amaarrasool

Toronto International Film Festival ✅ Sundance Film Festival ✅ Berlinale ✅ Red Sea International Film Festival ✅ Sound Design for a Feature Film ✅ Best Film — Lux Style Awards 2025 ✅ Grateful to have been part of some incredible projects this past year 🙏🏻 Thankful to the amazing individuals and teams I had the privilege of collaborating with in 2025 — and proud of the journeys these films have taken. Here’s to more meaningful stories and collaborations in 2026 ✨ Films featured in post: Permanent Guest Director: Sana Jafri Producer: Qasim Abbas Ghost School Director: Seemab Gul Producers: Seemab Gul, Carol Ann Noronha, Shayaan Saeed Meer Hanging By A Wire Director: Mo Naqvi Producer: Bilal Sami Neelofar Director: Ammar Rasool Producers: Fawad Khan, Hassaan Khalid, Usaf Shariq Kattar Karachi Director: Abdul Wali Baloch Producer: Dilawar Baloch

Whosoever holds this boom, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of... SOUND BARZAKH releasing July 19th. #barzakh #sounddept #productionsound #locationsound @umer_shafqat @a_abbasi @waqasalik @iamtheshah @azmisius @aarij_1 @zoobianwar @hussssssainn_ @ghulabjanam @sarmadghafoor @ariaanakhann @saqibhayatr @sanammody @fawadkhan81 @khushhalk @arhamsyeddd @anikazulfikar @eman_suleman @franco.giusti.17 @meesamnazar

A tale of love, loss, and the world beyond. When all has withered, will love endure? Dive into the world of #Barzakh! Trailer out now. #Barzakh, Premieres 19th July on Zindagi YouTube and @zee5shows #ZEE5Global #ZindagiOnYouTube #FawadKhan #SanamSaeed @zindagiofficial @zee5global @a_abbasi @waqasalik @shailjask @sanammody @fawadkhan81 @fawadkhan1984 @khushhalk @arhamsyeddd @anikazulfikar @sajidhasan_ @eman_suleman @nighatchaudhryofficial @uzmabeg @franco.giusti.17 @meesamnazar @faizagillani @iamtheshah @imamsyedofficial @kulsoomaftab @tehreem_ali_hameed @azmisius @aarij_1 @zoobianwar @anser_s @hussssssainn_ @ghulabjanam @sarmadghafoor @ariaanakhann @saqibhayatr @qaisqureshi2k18 @_hina_aijaz @nansongill @umer_shafqat

A wrap for me on another web series. A perfect end to a long project in beautiful Chitral. Great thanks to @umer_shafqat and @muhammadalishaikh_ for their hard work and dedication to getting good production sound. Thank you to @misbah116 for the opportunity and for taking care of us all. And thanks to all cast and fellow crew for their support and good memories!

A two week docu shoot comes to an end during which I got to meet a few childhood heroes. Can’t wait to share when it’s out next spring.

Quite the experience watching these dedicated legends do their thing.

A happy Eid ‘22.

Back to work. 📷: @ammarzafar07

Mountains over beaches any day. #sorrykarachi #sounddept 📷: @aarij_1