About



Hussain is a film producer, director and film curator with works spanning documentary and fiction film since 2002.

Through Hussain’s film company, Master Mechanic Films, Hussain was executive producer for feature documentaries such as And, Towards Happy Alleys (Berlinale/CPH DOX),  Praying For Armageddon (CPH DOX), Tomorrow’s Freedom (Sheffield Docfest) and The Beloved (Melbourne International Film Festival), and The Faraway, Nearby (Docville).

As a filmmaker, Hussain shared the Breakthrough Prize to direct and produce  short films about groundbreaking scientists. 

Hussain has worked with the Chicago Media Project (CMP) as their director of investment and global strategy, bringing the best of independent documentary films  to life through granting and investment.  Hussain also led CMP’s Shifting Voices Film Fund, a mentorship program designed to elevate and support feature documentary works by marginalized filmmakers.

In 2021 Hussain received support from Boost for research in AI and screenwriting.   The city of Helsingborg also collaborated with Hussain to initiative a program dedicated to mentoring young filmmakers from marginalised backgrounds to produce their first short films. Hussain is also a mentor for the 2023 Cuban Migrant Artists Resilience Fellowship and for Screen Australia.

An extensive track record as a film programmer and curator, Hussain has worked for film and industry events around the world including Sundance Film Festival, Sheffield Doc/Fest, Melbourne Int. Film Festival, Nordisk Panorama, Doc 10, Red Sea Int. Film Festival and FoodxFilm Festival.

In March, 2023 Hussain created and launched the Gaseback Film Festival, an independent film event in Helsingborg, Sweden that is dedicated to showcasing international cinema, regional short films and masterclasses with filmmakers.