Directing

Zahir Omar

Born January 1, 1982 · Malaysia (age 44)

Zahir Omar was born in Malaysia in 1982. He studied Film & TV at Queensland Unviersity before returning to Malaysia to work in advertising and filmmaking. He worked as an assitant director for Sepet, the late Yasmin Ahmad’s awardwinning 2005 film. He continues to make award-winning advertising. Fly by Night is his first film

Known For

Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms

Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms · 2026

Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms

MovieActionComedy

An elite police officer who is also a jinn hunter, facing the threat of creatures from the supernatural while investigating a series of gruesome murders leading to an epic battle against the Jinn King for the sake of balance between the two worlds.

Housekeeping?

Housekeeping? · 2024

Johan, a housekeeping staff tries to save his marriage by promising his wife that his irregular, unreliable job-hopping days are over. When he finds a bag of money in the hotel, he and other hotel staff Molly and Ah Foo try to get the money out, while escaping gangsters and the police. And in the midst of all this chaos, Johan is also trying to win his wife back.

Fly By Night

Fly By Night · 2019

MovieCrimeAction

Unfolding the life of a taxi driver that uses his services as a front for extortion rackets and other criminal activities. When his hot-headed younger brother's impulsive behaviour lead the cops and triad to their doorstep. As the eldest, he stops at nothing to protect them all.

Finding Mojo

Finding Mojo · 2026

MovieComedyRomance

Adi, a corporate climber at Moo Magic Farms who turns a distinctive cow named Mojo into a viral sensation while pursuing aggressive rural farm acquisitions. His plans take an unexpected turn when he encounters a resistant farming community and its determined inhabitants.

Tira

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Suci needs to balance her budding career as a movie stuntwoman, maintaining her grades and scholarship on campus, while saving her own life. She's getting dragged into a complicated situation when she finds out that the ancient powers belong to highly-acclaimed people who are caught in a secret war.

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Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms

Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms · 2026

Mikael: Hunter of Two Realms

MovieActionComedy

An elite police officer who is also a jinn hunter, facing the threat of creatures from the supernatural while investigating a series of gruesome murders leading to an epic battle against the Jinn King for the sake of balance between the two worlds.

Director

Housekeeping?

Housekeeping? · 2024

Johan, a housekeeping staff tries to save his marriage by promising his wife that his irregular, unreliable job-hopping days are over. When he finds a bag of money in the hotel, he and other hotel staff Molly and Ah Foo try to get the money out, while escaping gangsters and the police. And in the midst of all this chaos, Johan is also trying to win his wife back.

Director

Fly By Night

Fly By Night · 2019

MovieCrimeAction

Unfolding the life of a taxi driver that uses his services as a front for extortion rackets and other criminal activities. When his hot-headed younger brother's impulsive behaviour lead the cops and triad to their doorstep. As the eldest, he stops at nothing to protect them all.

Screenplay

Finding Mojo

Finding Mojo · 2026

MovieComedyRomance

Adi, a corporate climber at Moo Magic Farms who turns a distinctive cow named Mojo into a viral sensation while pursuing aggressive rural farm acquisitions. His plans take an unexpected turn when he encounters a resistant farming community and its determined inhabitants.

Executive Producer

Tira

SeriesAction & AdventureDrama

Suci needs to balance her budding career as a movie stuntwoman, maintaining her grades and scholarship on campus, while saving her own life. She's getting dragged into a complicated situation when she finds out that the ancient powers belong to highly-acclaimed people who are caught in a secret war.

Director