A Trinidadian-born audiovisual storyteller who explores the mirrors to man’s being we find in nature, and reflects on the psychospiritual nature of the self through poetic, meditative, and contemplative pieces of art that follow human relationships with both their internal and external worlds.
While being Film Production student at the University of the West Indies, Amir's student short documentary film “Who I Say I Am” was projected at the 2016 Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival where it won the “United Nations Award for Best Emerging Documentary Filmmaker” and also the award of “Best Trinidad & Tobago Short Documentary Film”.
In 2017 Amir was chosen from among 215 applicants in 24 countries to be a part of the 27th Generation of students at one of the most renowned film schools in the world, Escuela Internacional de Cine y Televisión (EICTV) in San Antonio de los Baños, Artemisa, Cuba; where he completed the Curso Regular programme of 3 years, specializing in the field of Documentary Film Direction. Amir was 1 of 8 students to have been granted a scholarship provided by the Cuomo Foundation.
In his time at EICTV he has created over 15 short films, one of which was filmed at the Sierra Maestra - the largest mountain range in Cuba, and some of which have competed both locally and internationally at film festivals; most notably - Sheffield DocFest.
As a creative professional, Amir has worked for organisations such as Trinidad & Tobago Television, Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, University of the West Indies, Nature Seekers, among other independent clients.
Outside of audiovisual content creation Amir has been a martial arts and self-defence instructor for over 15 years. He also currently operates as the Coordinator of International Workshops in the Department of Documentary at the EICTV, in addition to working as a part-time Spanish translator and floral caretaker at a local flower market.
