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.