00 — BAHRAIN
Stories worth watching.
Director Cinematographer Colourist Marketing Manager
Ten years turning brand strategy, film-grade content and emerging technology into growth — from Bahrain to nine international brands.
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01 — DESIGN
Identity, packaging & campaigns.
A decade of design across two worlds — restaurants and food brands on one side, corporate and multi-brand groups on the other.
Food & Hospitality
BQ · Jawad Business Group · Alsarhan Dates · LaiLai
Brands & Enterprises
Multi-brand groups, industry and studios
02 — FILM & COMMERCIAL
Narrative first, always.
Short films and commercials directed and produced end-to-end — written, shot, cut and graded by the same pair of hands.
Director · Cinematographer · Colourist · Producer
04 — COLOUR GRADING
Raw log to final look.
Before
After
Camera log against the finished DaVinci Resolve grade. Drag the handle — or use the arrow keys — to compare.
05 — PHOTOGRAPHY
Food, spaces & people.
Commercial photography for restaurants and brands, gold jewellery for Dar Almusk, and portrait sessions.
06 — FEATURED CAMPAIGNS
Two campaigns in full.
Art Direction · Campaign Identity
“The Big Surprise” — Theatre Campaign
The launch key art for a ticketed stage comedy by XO Media Production, opening the second day of Eid al-Fitr at Isa Town Club theatre. One master key art carrying the platinum sponsor — plus an individual character poster for each of the five stars.
Master key art · 5 star posters · sponsor integration
Editorial Design · Social Impact
“Ana Hanadi” — The Book
A 16-page printed storybook telling the true journey of a hearing-impaired student at Amna bint Wahab Primary School — written by Hanadi herself, illustrated by her schoolmate Rahma Mohammed. Every hand-drawn line was preserved as the pages were rebuilt digitally for print: typography, layout, colour management and production.
16 pages · original student art preserved · published by the school
07 — WHO
Isa Mahdi
Director · Cinematographer · Colourist · Marketing Manager
Based in Bahrain. Ten years across marketing, design and film — most of it spent doing the work rather than briefing it out. The four roles above are not a list of services bought from other people: what I shoot is what I grade, and what I direct is what I cut.
That is the reason this site exists in the shape it does. Every piece on it names exactly which of those roles I held, and nothing claims a credit that belongs to someone else.
08 — SERVICES
Four ways to work together.
Social Content
- Recurring short-form for brand channels
- Shot, cut and graded in-house
- Motion graphics where they earn their place
Commercial Film
- Single commercial, concept to delivery
- Direction, cinematography, edit and colour
- Broadcast, social or DCP for cinema
Full Production
- Campaign built end-to-end
- Identity, packaging and key art alongside film
- One team accountable for the whole rollout
Cinema & Entertainment
- Narrative shorts, series, sketch and programme work
- Story development through to festival delivery
- Not a brand campaign — the story is the client
09 — NEXT
Let's make something worth watching.
Tell me what you are launching and what it has to achieve. You get a scope and a quote — not a rate card.