Huse Monfaradi
- Director
- Writer
- Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Huse Monfaradi is a Bahraini born London-based director and writer who began his career in television, directing shows at MTV in the early 2000s.
In 2004 he moved over to music videos and commercials, directing videos for artists including Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" and "Brianstorm", the later of which being entered in 2018 into the BFI's Film Archive as one of the most significant British music videos of all time. He also directed the video for Eric Prydz "Call On Me". In commercials, his first ever commercial for Samsung won the Best New Commercials Director at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards, and he has continued directing commercials and branded content consistently for a variety of clients from Mastercard to Coca Cola, PlayStation and YouTube.
Other high profile work over the years has been music videos for Paolo Nutini's "Iron Sky" as well as working with Michael Kiwanuka on his music video for "Love & Hate" and a live film to promote his album "Kiwanuka". His live music work has also seen him direct concert films for artists ranging from Sir Paul McCartney to Sleaford Mods.
In 2010 he directed his debut feature documentary "Nothing But The Beat" screening in cinemas worldwide. Self-funded short films have included his documentaries "A Life Like Water", a film about his 83 year old immigrant father, and "Just Like You", a film about the writer and artist Chris Wilson. In 2020, his first dramatic short "Brothers", that he also wrote, was released with the support of StudioCanal UK and the mental health charity CALM. A commissioned drama short for the BBC "Listen, Dad" followed shortly in April 2021, for their strand "Snaps" which aims to tell stories from minority children's points of view, written and directed by minority creatives.
In 2022 Huse was chosen as a BAFTA juror and selected for the BIFA Springboard mentoring scheme which aims to champion filmmaking talent in the UK. He was also the Series Director on "The Mandela Project", a five part documentary series for YouTube Originals Black Voices Fund and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, produced through Paramount's international productions studio VIS and airing on BET's YouTube channel. The series was nominated at the 2023 International Emmy Awards in the Best Short Form category.
Most recently, Huse made the move over to High-end TV as 2nd Unit Director on S14 Ep7&8 of Doctor Who for Bad Wolf/BBC/Disney. His new short film "One Punch" will be competing in film festivals towards the end of 2024.
In 2004 he moved over to music videos and commercials, directing videos for artists including Arctic Monkeys - "I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor" and "Brianstorm", the later of which being entered in 2018 into the BFI's Film Archive as one of the most significant British music videos of all time. He also directed the video for Eric Prydz "Call On Me". In commercials, his first ever commercial for Samsung won the Best New Commercials Director at the British Television Advertising Craft Awards, and he has continued directing commercials and branded content consistently for a variety of clients from Mastercard to Coca Cola, PlayStation and YouTube.
Other high profile work over the years has been music videos for Paolo Nutini's "Iron Sky" as well as working with Michael Kiwanuka on his music video for "Love & Hate" and a live film to promote his album "Kiwanuka". His live music work has also seen him direct concert films for artists ranging from Sir Paul McCartney to Sleaford Mods.
In 2010 he directed his debut feature documentary "Nothing But The Beat" screening in cinemas worldwide. Self-funded short films have included his documentaries "A Life Like Water", a film about his 83 year old immigrant father, and "Just Like You", a film about the writer and artist Chris Wilson. In 2020, his first dramatic short "Brothers", that he also wrote, was released with the support of StudioCanal UK and the mental health charity CALM. A commissioned drama short for the BBC "Listen, Dad" followed shortly in April 2021, for their strand "Snaps" which aims to tell stories from minority children's points of view, written and directed by minority creatives.
In 2022 Huse was chosen as a BAFTA juror and selected for the BIFA Springboard mentoring scheme which aims to champion filmmaking talent in the UK. He was also the Series Director on "The Mandela Project", a five part documentary series for YouTube Originals Black Voices Fund and the Nelson Mandela Foundation, produced through Paramount's international productions studio VIS and airing on BET's YouTube channel. The series was nominated at the 2023 International Emmy Awards in the Best Short Form category.
Most recently, Huse made the move over to High-end TV as 2nd Unit Director on S14 Ep7&8 of Doctor Who for Bad Wolf/BBC/Disney. His new short film "One Punch" will be competing in film festivals towards the end of 2024.
