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Nasr Abuljadayel

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

MFA-trained filmmaker and emerging scholar whose focused in exploration Middle Eastern and diasporic cinemas, cinematic memory, and the aesthetic relationship between visual and aural elements in film. With professional experience across documentary, narrative production, and editorial analysis, I aim to contribute to film studies through research that integrates historiography, philosophical aesthetics, and transnational media theory.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Assistant

USC School of Cinematic Arts
09.2024 - 12.2025
  • Performed editorial breakdowns of film sequences, examining how image, sound, rhythm, and montage interact to produce narrative and emotional meaning
  • Conducted editorial construction of film sequences to analyze the interrelationship of visual and aural cinematic elements
  • Coordinated screenings, classroom setups, and digital resource preparation

Production Development Intern

Mandalay Pictures
06.2023 - 08.2023
  • Consulted and provided strategies for current film projects in development
  • Managed movie budgets, accounts, and archiving
  • Wrote script coverage and analysis for films and books

Production Assistant

Freelance
01.2017 - 11.2017
  • Coordinated scheduling for cast and crew, delivered assets to film processor, distributed callsheets, and scripts, delivered daily production reports for projects including but not limited to:

The Irishman (Feature Film, Martin Scorsese)

A Rainy Day in New York (Feature Film, Woody Allen)

If Beale Street Could Talk (Feature Film, Barry Jenkins)

Mr. Robot (TV Series, Sam Esmail)

Production Development Intern

Washington Square Films
12.2016 - 05.2017
  • Wrote script coverage and analysis for Film, TV, and Commercial projects
  • Conducted research for projects in development
  • Managed office administrative tasks

Education

Master of Arts - MFA in Film & Television Production

University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts
Los Angeles, CA
05-2026

Skills

    Research: archival methods, film analysis, historiography

    Languages: English (fluent), Arabic (fluent)

Timeline

Student Assistant

USC School of Cinematic Arts
09.2024 - 12.2025

Production Development Intern

Mandalay Pictures
06.2023 - 08.2023

Production Assistant

Freelance
01.2017 - 11.2017

Production Development Intern

Washington Square Films
12.2016 - 05.2017

Master of Arts - MFA in Film & Television Production

University of Southern California, School of Cinematic Arts
Nasr Abuljadayel