RESUME
about me
San Francisco // San Diego | (858) 353-8633 | safijafrifilms@gmail.com
Inspired by his diverse foundation and experiences, Safi is a driven, ambitious, and self-taught filmmaker with an imagination and yearning to create that knows no bounds. His professional, scholastic, and community experiences reflect his passion for the entertainment and cinematic industry, as well as his versatility as both a doer, thinker, and presenter. From his filmmaking and content creation skills that have been applied both professionally and personally to his active community involvement, Safi plans to use film as a catalyst for social change and an exposition of the human experience.
professional EXPERIENCE
Films
Crescent Wood Productions | All Too Well | 2018 | Filmmaker
Winner: [at Top Shorts] Best LGBT Film, Best Young Filmmaker (Safi Jafri)
Official Selection: Great Lakes International Film Festival, San Antonio Q-Fest LGBT International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Awards, jellyFEST, Top Shorts Online Film Festival (Semifinalist), Sands Film Festival (Semifinalist), San Diego Film Week
Crescent Wood Productions | Dear Luke Skywalker | 2017 | Filmmaker
Crescent Wood Productions | .08% | 2017 | Filmmaker
Contract
Birthday's | Event Content Creator | 2019-Present | Filmmaker/Photographer/Etc.
CHIPSA Hospital | Survivor's Gala | 2018 | Filmmaker/Photographer
HopeSong Nashville | Nashville June Fundraiser | 2018 | Photographer
Batu Biologics | SD Biotech Congressional Conf. | 2018 | Filmmaker/Photographer
Immunicom | Immunicom Commercial (Eng. & Arab.) | 2018 | Filmmaker
SD Diplomacy Council | Meeting Protocol Tutorial | 2016 | Filmmaker
Twazer | Twazer Social Media Commercial | 2016 | Filmmaker
Freelance
CCA Athletics | Girls Volleyball/Field Hockey CIF Promo | 2017 | Filmmaker
San Diego Int. Film Festival | SDiFF Recap Video | 2016 | Filmmaker
Saving Hearts Foundation | Long Beach Poly High Recap | 2014 | Filmmaker
PRODUCTION SKILLS
Adobe Premiere Pro, Media Encoder
Adobe After Effects
Adobe Audition
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe InDesign
Final Cut Pro X
SONY Professional Cameras (FS7m2)
DSLR Camera Work
ZOOM H6 & X8 Professional Sound
Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PP, Excel)
Education
Elementary: Sage Canyon Elementary | Class of '12
Junior High: Islamic School of San Diego | Class of '14
High School: Canyon Crest Academy | Class of '18
Undergrad: San Francisco State University BA Cinema | Class of '22 (in progress)