Aqsa Altaf

A Pakistani immigrant juggles demanding rideshare customers while talking on the phone to his mother in Pakistan.

Ameena, a Muslim Pakistani immigrant, wakes up on Eid to find out that she has to go to school. Homesick and heartbroken, she goes on a mission to make Eid a public-school holiday, and in the process, reconnects with her older sister, and embraces her new home, while her new home embraces her.

The story of two souls on their last day together.

A nine-year-old girl attempts to juggle the responsibilities of school and her younger siblings after her mother goes missing.

On the eve of a small-town waitress moving to New York City, a solar flare disrupts her plans.

On the eve of a small-town waitress moving to New York City, a solar flare disrupts her plans. A proof of concept for a longer story.