Haider Ali is an Emmy nominated and Rory Peck Sony Impact Award-wining Director of Photography Who has been stunning audiences with his cinematography for over 20 years, Besides covering news and heading the camera department for Pakistan’s largest news network Dawn News TV, Haider has worked extensively throughout the country while filming documentaries, news, studio-based talk shows and short film for myriad national and international network as ZDF/Arte, CNN, BBC, Al Jazeera English, Channel NewsAsia, Channel 4, Discovery International, National Geographic, ITV News, HBO, Frontline PBS, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BBC Four, BBC Panorama, BBC Media Action, TRT World, Vice News and 64 Street Media New York among others.
Haider also teaches cinematography and media science at CEJ (IBA), Iqra University and Women Media Center. Haider is certified in hostile environment and first aid training, and has experience filming in high-conflict and war zones.
Filmography:
Ø Among the Believers, 2011, 90 Mins
Changeworx and Manjusha Films in association with Chicken & Egg Pictures
Grant & Awards:
· Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund Grantee 2012
· Tribeca All Access 2012
· I Believe in You Grant 2012
· Ford Foundation Grant Recipient 2012
· Outstanding Politics and Government Documentary Emmy Award (Nominee) 2017
· Award of Merit and Documentary Feature, Impact Docs Awards
Ø Pakistan Hidden Shame, 2013, 60 Mins
Clover Films for Channel 4 UK
Awards:
· Best News Coverage or Current Affairs Programe, Broadcast Award (Nominee) 2015
· Official Selection, FIGRS 2015
· Annual Television Award, One World Media (Nominee) 2015
· Official Selection, Sheffield Doc Fest 2014
· Best Documentary, United Nations Association Film Festival 2014
· High Commendation, Association of International Broadcasters Award 2014
Ø A Girl in the River: The Price of Forgiveness, 2015, 40 Mins
SOC Films for HBO
Awards:
· Academy Award winner 2016
· News & Documentary Emmy Award winner 2016
Ø The Accused: Damned Or Devoted, 2019, 90 Mins
ZDF/Arte, BBC Four
Awards:
· Documentary, Amnesty Media Award (Nominated) 2021
· Feature Documentary Award, One World Media Award (Nominated) 2021
· Best Investigation, Asian Media Award 2020
· International Affairs Documentary, AIB Media Excellence Award (Nominated) 2020
Ø Lifeline: Inside Pakistan’s Morgues, 2021, 30 Mins
Aghai Films for Vice News
Ø Taliban Takeover, 2021, 60 Minutes
Frontline PBS
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