I'm Mohammad Zama Haider, an emerging filmmaker and final year student at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Japan. Originally from India and currently based in Japan, I'm interested in stories that explore people, culture, identity, and the quiet moments that often go unnoticed in everyday life.
My interest in documentary filmmaking grew through experiences living between cultures and engaging with local communities in Japan. Over the years, I've been involved in projects centered around intergenerational connection, cultural exchange, and storytelling through film and visual media.
Beyond filmmaking, my experiences in leadership and community-based initiatives continue to shape the way I observe people and approach storytelling.
As I continue developing my voice as a filmmaker, I hope to create visual stories that feel human, immersive, and emotionally honest.
A film by Haider Zama
Four elderly residents of Beppu who never stopped working: a restaurant keeper of decades, a woman in her nineties still deciding each morning what she will cook, the keeper of the city's first theatre since 1949, and a fourth whose reason is her own. Why do they keep going, and what disappears when they finally stop?
Directed, Produced & Edited by Haider Mohammad Zama · Co-Producer & DoP: Sou Suzuki 鈴木颯 · Coordinator & Location Scout: Kota Tsuji 辻康太 · Interviewer: Ao Yamada 山田蒼 · Interview Support: Laiba Jabeen
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Open to new projects, collaborations, and conversations across film, photography, and documentary storytelling.