YUSUF

AUGUST 2026

Snowflake Shards

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Syed Abdullah Yusuf

Ryu, a filmmaker facing charges after an incident on his film set, meets the anonymous author of Snowflake Shards. Believing the novel mirrors his own life and its aftermath, Ryu seeks out Kurosawa, hoping the author can show him a way out.

MAY 2026

Denying the Wind

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Syed Abdullah Yusuf

After turning down the only stable job he could get, a struggling young man finds himself trapped in a deteriorating live-in relationship. As financial pressure, resentment, and unspoken truths begin to surface, both partners are forced to confront the question they've been avoiding all along: how did they come so far?

November 2025

TOWARDSENLIGHTENMENT

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Syed Abdullah Yusuf

After a continuous span of failures, a college aspirant named Ryan ran away and isolated himself in an abandoned apartment, believing solitude would lead him to redemption. As he disconnects from his family and sanity, his pursuit of “enlightenment” turns into a descent into self-inflicted punishment, and with that, people related to him get affected.

August 2024

TYPICAL

Peter, struggling with the aftermath of a bruise faces emotional trouble when his friend accuses him of indifference, dismissing the situation as 'typical'.

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Syed Abdullah Yusuf

Nominated (Maverick award): All American High School Film Festival 2025