* Performance Artist * Poet * Playwright * Filmmaker * Lover of Mother Earth + Art *
*Advisory Board* for the Deaf Visual Arts Festival (St. Louis, Missouri)
*Advisory Board & Curator* for REEL Poetry Film Festival (Houston, Texas) *Published Author & Playwright* A few of my plays were performed in London (Theatre Royal Stratford East, Tristan Bates Theatre, Soho Theatre, etc) I've been written about in famed movie critic Roger Ebert's newsletter about my silent comedy videos. I have also been featured in various publications such as Alternet, BITCH, the Guardian, Arte TV, etc. Various of my short films have screened at festivals, galleries and workshops around USA, Canada, UK, India, France, Germany, Italy, Austria and a few other countries. *Recipient of Visionary Awards for Emerging Artist of 2016. *Shortlisted for 2018 British Muslim Awards. *Winner of Jury Award for a short film (Deaf Brown Gurl) EDUCATION AND TRAINING: -Certificate in Filmmaking from London Film Academy (London, UK) -Bachelor of Arts in Theatre (with a focus on playwriting) from University of Missouri (Columbia, Missouri) Short Films
Wedding Night Written, Directed, and Produced by Sabina England Edited by Usama Al-Shaibi Starring Alpa Baker and Sanjiv Bajaj Premiered at the Indian Film Festival of New York at Tribeca Cinemas. Additional screenings include:
Other Films: Pyar Kiya Toh Darna Kya in American Sign Language (2024) Hymn to the Nile (2022) Wild Whispers: New Mexico (funded by Elephant's Footprint and Arts Council of England) Deaf Brown Gurl Seasons / Mawsam नमाज़ की उदासी ("Prayer of Sorrow") Allah Earth: Costa Rica Poema 15: Poesia Por Pablo Neruda Into the Woods, Love is Death Of Winter's Beauty Allah Save the Punk! Theater (Playwriting) How the Rapist was Born (Soho Theatre, London; Tristan Bates Theatre, London; East 15 Acting School, Essex) A Study of the Human Condition (Corner Playhouse, Missouri) I Love to Eat, Drink and be Sad (Corner Playhouse, Missouri) Chess for Asian Punks, Greek Losers, and Dorks (Theatre Royal Stratford East, London; Corner Playhouse, Missouri) Dear Me, Where's My Angel? (Corner Playhouse, Missouri) Performances (Onstage)
Writings
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