Hasraf Dulull

Hasraf Dulull is a British writer, director and producer.

Personal life

Hasraf Dulull (known as "Haz") was born to Mauritian parents[1] and brought up in London. He got his first computer at 16 and became a gamer, studying computer science, technology and design for his A Levels. He attended City, University of London (1998–2001), graduating with a BEng (2:1) in Media Communications, and creating a horror game for his dissertation.

Career

Dulull began his career as a CGI artist working on video games. In 2003 he started working for the Moving Picture Company, working his way up from compositor to VFX Supervisor on films such as 10,000 BC, Prince of Persia, The Chronicles of Narnia and The Dark Knight. Over the years he worked on numerous high-profile feature films, commercials, music promos and broadcast series such as Poldark and The Aliens on Channel 4. He has been nominated for several Visual Effects Society (VES) Awards for shows such as Planet Dinosaur (BBC) and America: The Story of Us (Discovery).[2]

He began making short science fiction films such as Project Kronos, I.R.I.S and Sync. Project Kronos, made for just £3000 entirely with Adobe Creative Cloud applications.[3] These went viral, leading to a deal to write, direct and co-produce his first feature film The Beyond with Armory Films and Benderspink. Ultimately, Dulull kept the film independent and it was released by Gravitas Ventures in late 2017. In 2018 he directed and co-produced his second film, 2036 Origin Unknown, starring Katee Sackhoff, based on his short story.

Along with Paula Crickard, he is the co-founder of Haz Film.[4]

Dulull has cited his influences as Ridley Scott, James Cameron, Steven Spielberg, John Carpenter, and the Wachowskis.[5]

Writing and directing credits

Year Title Type Notes
2012 Fubar Redux Short This was funded with a Kickstarter campaign and was selected for the Cannes 2012 Short Film Corner. It was also screened at various international festivals including FMX 2012.
2013 Project Kronos Short This short blended science fiction and documentary styles to create a new subgenre. The film went viral, leading to Dulull developing the idea into a feature film (The Beyond) in 2017. Won 2017 Atlanta Sci-fi Film Festival's Jury Award for Best Sci-fi Feature Film[6]
Sync Short Sci-fi thriller
2014 I.R.I.S Short Combines the documentary style of Project Kronos and the thriller style of Sync
2017 The Beyond Feature film Pseudo-documentary about first contact with aliens via a wormhole.
2018 2036 Origin Unknown Feature film

References

  1. ^ "HaZ Dullul On The 5 Things You Need To Create A Highly Successful Career in TV and Film". Authority Magazine. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Visual Effects Society - Hasraf Dulull".
  3. ^ "HaZ Goes Hollywood with Sci-Fi Teasers". Adobe Blog.
  4. ^ "Haz Film website".
  5. ^ "Indie Sci-Fi Spotlight: Interview with Director Hasraf Dulull". Recursor The SciFi Portal.
  6. ^ "Atlanta Sci-Fi Film Festival back for third year". ajc. Retrieved 2018-10-10.