Name: Fahim Hamid

Recipient Type: Scholarship Recipient

Recipient Year: 2022

School Name: CUNY Hunter College

Major: MFA in Integrated Media Arts

Description: Born in Bangladesh, Fahim immigrated to the U.S. as a child and grew up in Brooklyn, NY. After studying theatre at Boston University, he worked as a professional actor for several years, and he traveled around the country and abroad, starring in television, film and theatre productions. He later became involved in social and political activism: working on campaigns, producing ads and documentary videos about grassroots organizing. Currently, he is a filmmaker based in New York City and he works on freelance projects ranging from documentaries to commercials and social media videos. He is also a MFA graduate student at Hunter College's Integrated Media Arts program.

Sponsor: Kosar and Javed Mohammed Film Scholarship