CINEMATIC WORKS
Films
Rooted in
Humanity
Sharbari's filmmaking blends poetic visual language with emotionally charged narratives exploring displacement and resilience.
5+
Films Produced
15+
Festival Selections
5
Awards Won
10+
Countries Screened
FILM REEL PREVIEW
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Director's Statement
I am drawn to stories about the hidden lives people carry beneath the surface—secrets, shame, longing, and the quiet resilience required to confront them. My work often centers women navigating complicated emotional landscapes, where love and betrayal, identity and belonging, exist side by side.
As a filmmaker and writer who has lived between cultures, I am deeply interested in characters who inhabit in-between spaces—geographically, emotionally, and morally. These liminal spaces are where truth is often revealed.
Whether I'm working in film, television, or fiction, I try to create stories that feel intimate yet universal—stories that ask difficult questions about who we are, what we hide, and what it takes to reclaim ourselves.
"These liminal spaces are where truth is often revealed."
Featured Films
Rickshaw Girl
Screenwriter
Sleeperwave Films, 2022 — Dir. Amitabh Reza Choudhury
A daring teenage girl disguises herself as a boy and pedals a rickshaw on the gritty streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh to earn extra cash for her struggling family, all while pursuing her dream of becoming an artist.
Level 3
Written & Directed by Sharbari
West Kelsey Productions, 2026
A celebrated literature professor hiding a life overtaken by hoarding must confront lived trauma and the scourge of perfectionism when her estranged daughter, a beautiful, talented ballerina, seeks to reconnect with her after 12 years.
🎬 Currently in post-production. More details coming soon.
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