Nadiah Hamzah

Directing·Penang, Malaysia

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With her debut feature Motif, Nadiah Hamzah has been hailed as “one to watch” by The Hollywood Reporter. Her anti-bullying film for Save The Children, exploded online and has earned her a win at the Adfest, The One Show, and a Cannes Lion. Nadiah Hamzah was born and raised in Penang, Malaysia. After a brief stint as a copywriter in McCann Erickson, she enrolled in film school and graduated with an MFA (Film & TV) from Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, training under the tutelage of some notable names in film, with one of them being Spike Lee.

Film	Credit
Kata Hati2026 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Motif2019 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Afternoon Rain2011 · Director	Director
Benachin2011 · Director of Photography	Director of Photography