Feisal is a filmmaker based in Malaysia. He has produced feature films available on Netflix, Tubi, Amazon Prime Video, Viu and Astro. His short films mostly explore social issues in Malaysia, such as baby-selling, custodial deaths and conversion therapy.
His work has been screened in festivals such as Jogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival, Monterrey International Film Festival (ficmonterrey), Minikino Film Festival and Mini Film Festival. His short film, CAN YOU LOVE ME MOST? won the award for the Best Short Film at the 32nd Festival Film Malaysia in 2022. His creature-feature, THIS LAND OF MINE, made its World Premiere at Ngilngig Asian Fantastic Film Festival in 2024.
In 2019, Feisal was selected as a Fellow by Busan Asian Film School for their International Film Business program. In December 2019, his project ‘ANGKAT’ won the AV8 award at the Southeast Asian Film Financing Project Market 2019 in Singapore. Feisal was also selected for the Luang Prabang Talent Lab 2019, in collaboration with the Tribeca Film Institute. There he won the top prize, the Aurora Producing Award. Another of his projects, ‘The Depths’ was presented at Malaysia International Film Festival (MIFFEST) Project Market 2022. Feisal is also a Fellow of Freedom Film Network 2023 and recently completed a documentary on the displacement of indigenous people with Freedom Film Network.