Hamzah Jamjoom joined Spike Lee as jury members for 2024's Red Sea International Film Festival.
Award winning Saudi-American director who messes with audiences' minds and hearts
Hamzah is a director willing to take risks with what he thinks. He comes from a bloodline of thinkers and dreamers that won’t rest until they elevate the world around them.
Hamzah honors his heritage with his crafty storytelling and filmmaking skills. He treats every project as his last. He strives to perfect every story beat, every angle, every sound, every performance, and every pixel.
Hamzah honors his heritage with his crafty storytelling and filmmaking skills. He treats every project as his last. He strives to perfect every story beat, every angle, every sound, every performance, and every pixel.
17 years
Bringing meaningful and thought-provoking movies to the masses.
Worked With
Hamzah Jamjoom worked with acclaimed actor Ron Perlman in the role of The Merc in How I Got There, a dramatic thriller set in the Middle East. The feature went on to win the Audience Award at the 2022 Red Sea Film Festival and premiere in regional theaters. Hamzah Jamjoom was a producer on the film.
Arabia was the first film completely created in Saudi Arabia. Helen Mirren narrated the picture and Hamzah directed the Arabic voice over portions of the documentary.
Hamzah was invited to speak on a panel at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival where he was able to relay his expertise and experience as a director and producer in the MENA market to festival goers.
Hamzah has worked with leaders in the Saudi Film Industry such as Aymen Khoja.
Hamzah with Billy Zane who starred as a mysterious hotel concierge in Hamzah's debut feature film Rupture. Rupture was filmed in between London and Saudi Arabia and went on to win the Best Feature Film Award at the 2021 Red Sea Film Festival.
Work With Us
Hamzah Jamjoom joined Spike Lee as jury members for 2024's Red Sea International Film Festival.
Hamzah Jamjoom worked with acclaimed actor Ron Perlman in the role of The Merc in How I Got There, a dramatic thriller set in the Middle East. The feature went on to win the Audience Award at the 2022 Red Sea Film Festival and premiere in regional theaters. Hamzah Jamjoom was a producer on the film.
Arabia was the first film completely created in Saudi Arabia. Helen Mirren narrated the picture and Hamzah directed the Arabic voice over portions of the documentary.
Hamzah was invited to speak on a panel at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival where he was able to relay his expertise and experience as a director and producer in the MENA market to festival goers.
Hamzah has worked with leaders in the Saudi Film Industry such as Aymen Khoja.
Hamzah with Billy Zane who starred as a mysterious hotel concierge in Hamzah's debut feature film Rupture. Rupture was filmed in between London and Saudi Arabia and went on to win the Best Feature Film Award at the 2021 Red Sea Film Festival.
My Journey
Forged in the Desert, Raised All Over the World
Born with big eyes and infinite love for anything thrilling, Hamzah started telling stories before he could walk. His nation-hoping upbringing made him wildly imaginative and annoyingly inquisitive. Life took him from the blazing heat of the Saudi desert to the frozen lands of Chiberia (Chicago).
A Learned Man
It might not be apparent, but Hamzah studied mechanical engineering before getting sick of calculating the “drag coefficient” of spinning fans and switching to animation school. He took out his frustration learning the art of VFX and was soon blowing people's minds with his stylized storytelling. He finished his MFA in writing and directing at DePaul University.
- MFA in Writing and Directing
- B.S. in Computer Graphics Animation
- MFA in Writing and Directing
- B.S. in Computer Graphics Animation
A Working Man
In 2010, Hamzah launched Chicago-based Emmy Award-winning production house Digital Hydra with his creative partner Patrick Wimp. Their humble two-man shop was quickly recognized for its captivating narratives and slick cinematic style and got busy making commercials for the likes of Nike, Facebook, and Mcdonald's. Along with overseeing his company, Hamzah managed to direct smash-hit music videos and TV shows.
Go Big or Go Home
One of Hamzah's main goals in life is to bridge cultures and clear misconceptions through film. He returned home to film an IMAX movie celebrating his motherland, culture, and people. The movie was shot on beautiful 70mm celluloid and screened worldwide. It was even seen by King Charles... Yes, he came to our premiere and invited us to his Palace in London.
HIT MAKER
500 Million Views
500 Million Views
Giving Back
In 2018, Hamzah co-founded Ascension Media Fund with finance mastermind, Zaid Pardesi, to support filmmakers from underrepresented communities share their stories. With the help of devoted investors, they were able to produce films that cleared cultural misconceptions and cultivated unique artists.
For the Love of Film...
Hamzah is currently focused on Directing and Producing feature films and TV series through his production company Plot Point 1, with offices in Chicago, Austin, and the Middle East. Hamzah received the Audience Award for Best Saudi Film at the Red Sea International Film Festival two years in a row for his films Rupture (Director) and How I Got There (Producer), making him one of the most awarded filmmakers in KSA.
Story is Veryting
Story Is everything
Hast du den Mut deinen eigenen Weg zu gehen
Hast du den Mut deinen eigenen Weg zu gehen
Story Is Everything
Story Is Everything
Hast du den Mut deinen eigenen Weg zu gehen
Hast du den Mut deinen eigenen Weg zu gehen
SECRET SAUCE
Meticulous direction
Grounded performances
Well-crafted worlds
Genre-bending plot twists
Grounded performances
Well-crafted worlds
Genre-bending plot twists
He writes, directs, and kicks major VFX butt
Awards
& Publications
Trusted By
Hamzah has done everything from feature films to TV shows, music videos, commercials, title sequences, animations, video game cinematics, and even IMAX documentaries. If it can be imagined, Hamzah can film it.
And many more...
“Beware: I’m notoriously slow at responding to cold emails.”
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