Saqib
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Storyteller, Artist, Musician
Male
28 years old
Louisville, KY
United States
Last Login: 2/6/2009
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Mood:
excited
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Saqib's Film Bio
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| Website | seethepassing.com, saqibsiddik.com | | Influences | my parents, Dr. J. Dennis Huston, Dr. John Eliot, Dave Kost, John Badham, Julie Tam, music | | Directors | Steven Spielberg, M. Night Shyamalan, George Lucas, Peter Jackson, Bryan Singer | | Awards | Dodge Fellowship for Graduate Film Study (2005), Francis D. Lyon Scholarship from Phi Delta Theta Educational Foundation (2005), Nominee: Cecil Awards - Best Visual Effects - Tiny Handprints (2006), Finalist: ATAS Internship Competition Cinematography (2003) | | Festivals | Los Angeles International Children’s Film Festival (2007), International Student Film Festival Hollywood (2007), South Bay Film Festival (2007) |
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Saqib's Interests
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| General | playing saxophone and piano, watching movies, listening to movie soundtracks, reading books, building computers, and staring at the ceiling to relax and recharge my creative energy | | Music | John Williams, James Newton Howard, John Ottman, The Beatles, Matchbox 20 | | Movies | Star Wars, Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Sixth Sense, The Lord of the Rings, Signs, Jaws | | Television | X-Files, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Desperate Housewives, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles | | Books | The Quran, The Hunt for Red October, Overachievement | | Heroes | Julie Tam, Mom+Dad |
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Saqib's Details
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| Status: | Married | | Here for: | Networking, Friends | | Orientation: | Straight | | Hometown: | Houston, TX | | Ethnicity: | Asian | | Religion: | Muslim | | Zodiac Sign: | Gemini | | Smoke / Drink: | No / No | | Education: | Grad / professional school | | Occupation: | Filmmaker |
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Saqib's Schools
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Chapman University
Orange,California
Graduated: 2007
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Master's Degree
Major: Film Production
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2004 to 2007 |
Rice University
Houston,Texas
Graduated: 2004
Student status: Alumni
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major: Kinesiology
Clubs: Kinesiology Majors Club, Muslim Students' Association
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1999 to 2004 |
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Saqib's Companies
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Wonder-Space Computer & Technology Education Camp
Houston/Orange, TX/CA US
Instructor/Private Tutor
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June 2006-August 2006
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Masala Cruises, Inc.
Houston, TX US
Cameraman/Editor
Commercials, Cruise DVDs
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2003-04
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Luminary Pictures
Louisville, KY US
Director
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2006-Present
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ITT Technical Institute
Louisville, KY US
Instructor
Drafting & Design
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2008 - Present
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Saqib's Latest Blog Entry
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My Tide "Stain" Ad to Air on National TV
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My Tide "Stain" Ad to Air on NBC
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Brand Thyself
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Here we go again...
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James Cameron and 48fps
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About me:
Saqib Siddik has worked on films, TV commercials, industrials, and promotional videos from Houston to Hollywood. He wrote, directed, and composed the music for The Passing, the 2007 short film which has already screened in film festivals in Hollywood, Los Angeles, and Torrance, California. He has an M.F.A. in Film Production from Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, one of the nation’s top film schools, and a B.A. in Kinesiology from Rice University. Saqib was born in London, England; grew up in Houston, Texas; and lives in Louisville, Kentucky.
Written by Julie Tam
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Who I'd like to meet:
anyone with good ideas, scripts, or films to collaborate on
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