Emre Mirza
- Writer
- Producer
- Director
Emre Mirza grew up in London, Los Angeles, and the Middle East. An early career in acting began with the British theatre group 'The Black Ensemble'. He then moved into writing short scripts and comedy sketches for British television. He studied film and video production at UCLA and specialized in editing at NYU's Tisch film school. After working as an editor for several years on TV shows, films, and commercials, Emre moved on to directing music videos and short films with brands such as Coca-Cola, Red Bull, and Levi's.
Post- 9/11, he created five hour-long documentaries about Afghanistan and Pakistan during the American invasion for the BBC. Emre developed a keen interest in feature narrative films based on true stories and pursued this with his first feature, a documentary/drama entitled 'Hashashin' which was made in southern Afghanistan during the American offensive of 2002. The cast was all real, non-actors, including the protagonist, John Turner, an ex-CIA cameraman from the Russian/Afghan War.
Emre went on to conceive 'Outside the Wire' which was part of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and is currently being produced by award-winning filmmakers Cherein Dabas and Rick Rosenthal. Emre also wrote and directed the Feature drama 'East of West' which tells the true story of an Iraqi refugee's escape to Europe during the Iraq War.
Emre is a Writer and Producer on several genre-spanning series and feature projects for cinema and SVOD platforms through his London-based company, After Thought Media. His approach to immersive storytelling has also led him to develop platforms for audience-driven storytelling through his company Imirzive, which focuses on co-creation between writers and their audiences. His Sci-Fi thriller 'The Printer' and '12 Hours' are a natural extension of a multi-genre approach to exploring complex social issues in the world.
Post- 9/11, he created five hour-long documentaries about Afghanistan and Pakistan during the American invasion for the BBC. Emre developed a keen interest in feature narrative films based on true stories and pursued this with his first feature, a documentary/drama entitled 'Hashashin' which was made in southern Afghanistan during the American offensive of 2002. The cast was all real, non-actors, including the protagonist, John Turner, an ex-CIA cameraman from the Russian/Afghan War.
Emre went on to conceive 'Outside the Wire' which was part of the Sundance Screenwriters Lab and is currently being produced by award-winning filmmakers Cherein Dabas and Rick Rosenthal. Emre also wrote and directed the Feature drama 'East of West' which tells the true story of an Iraqi refugee's escape to Europe during the Iraq War.
Emre is a Writer and Producer on several genre-spanning series and feature projects for cinema and SVOD platforms through his London-based company, After Thought Media. His approach to immersive storytelling has also led him to develop platforms for audience-driven storytelling through his company Imirzive, which focuses on co-creation between writers and their audiences. His Sci-Fi thriller 'The Printer' and '12 Hours' are a natural extension of a multi-genre approach to exploring complex social issues in the world.
