Anousha Irshad

Anousha Irshad

Class of 2025
BA (Honors) Communication & Design

Aspiration Statement

I am interested in post-production and diverse projects in filmmaking and journalism. I value creative freedom, experimentation, and collaboration, and I aim to produce content that is meaningful and inspiring.

Core Skills

  • Adobe Softwares (Premiere Pro, Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign)
  • Filmmaking Softwares (Davinci Resolve, Fade-In, Shot Designer)
  • Language Speaking (Urdu, English and Beginner Mandarin)
  • Qualitative Research Skills

Academic Awards / Achievements

  • HU TOPS Scholarship; Summer Session 2024, UC Berkeley
  • 1st Award, 10 Word Story Competition, 2021 and 2022

Experience

Leadership / Meta-curricular

  • Club Activities (Pride Press, Multiverse, HUCon)
  • Student Employment (HU TOPS Ambassador and Grad Series Video Editor)

Internship / Volunteer Work

  • Senior Content Editor, Pride Press (Mar 2023 May 2024)
  • Video Editor, CND Productions (Feb 2023 May 2024)
  • Associate Researcher, Summer Tehqiq Research Program (May 2023, Aug 2023)

Publications / Creative Projects

  • Short Films on YouTube (Abstract, The Bucket List, Whispering Woods, The Nights I Slept); Montages on YouTube (FEAR, Self-Portrait, Help! Yourself); Developed Batuk Mahrani Productions of Habib University Students

Final Year Project

Project Title

Band Darwazay

Description

Research on Pakistani horror folklores titled 'Pakistani Horror Folktales and Urban Legends: Persistence, Documentation and Psychological Implications.' Working on a short film: when a teen girl breaks her grandmother's rule to never step outside after maghrib, a sinister force enters their home.

Project Pictures