Amir JafferAMIR JAFFER began exploring the world of filmmaking with his father's video camera at the age of thirteen. In 2004, he realized his childhood dream of telling intriguing and captivating stories through moving pictures, when he co-founded Aisha Media. Amir has produced narrative features and documentaries that have screened at local and international film festivals. In addition, some of the music videos he produced were broadcasted on LOGO Channel - an affiliate of MTV.

Most recently, he produced a short film for Academy Award nominated producer, Marc Smolowitz for The HIV Story Project called Blur. This project is a short film compilation that creates a panorama of stories to shed light on one of the world's most pervasive health pandemics. It was Directed by Award winning and internationally acclaimed Director, Jorg Fockele.

With a Bachelors Degree in International Relations and a passion for filmmaking, Amir believes in making movies that are meaningful and that make people think. In a recent interview with a locally produced show, Amir said he "wanted to talk about things that most people are afraid to talk about" and "address issues through my movies so people can form more informed opinions and something that clears misconceptions".

Amir Jaffer was born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, and has been residing in the Bay Area since 1998.

FOLLOWING WRITERS, DIRECTORS, AND ARTISTS HAVE COLLABORATED ON SOME OF THE PROJECTS:

Joyce Lee KinneyJOYCE LEE KINNEY

Joyce has been in theatre for over eight years and has been in over 15 productions. Between Places was her first film. Her love of acting started with music and she is enjoying the creative outlets that performing provides. She has performed as a solo singer, as well as writing and acting in her own piece. She likes performing pieces that speak to people and make them think.
She is also writing screenplays, scripts for plays as well as helping someone work on a book. Most recently she has gotten into dabbling in drawing and painting. She feels that art, in all its many forms, is the one way that touches people in a way that matters � in the heart. She believes that once you have touched someone in that way lives are forever changed. Joyce collaborated with Amir Jaffer on Eve and Under One Sun.

Paz de la CalzadaPAZ DE LA CALZADA

Paz de la Calzada, a native of Madrid, Spain, is a multidisciplinary artist working in drawing, sculpture and installation. She came to the Bay Area in 2003 after being accepted as an artist-in-residence at the Djerassi Resident Artist Program. In 2004 she began a residency at Kala Art Institute in Berkeley. She studied Fine Arts both in Spain and Mexico. She lived for 4 years in Mexico City and completed her Masters degree in Fine Arts at the UNAM. Her stay in Mexico had a major impact on her vision and artwork, and traces of this period echo in her work today. Paz de la Calzada has exhibited her work in Europe and Mexico and it is included in public and private collections of contemporary art in Spain, Mexico, and the U.S. She collaborated with Amir on Between Places, Drag: Not Just Men in Heels and Under One Sun. For more information about Paz, visit her website at www.pazdelacalzada.com