Asad Kirmani
- Writer
- Director
- Producer
Asad Kirmani is a writer/director and a practicing psychiatrist based in Austin, Texas. While in medical school he produced and directed "All the Wrong Reasons," a full-length comedy feature about a hapless young medical student. While doing his psychiatric residency in New York City he produced and directed "Curing Gender," a documentary about the history of psychiatry and transsexuality that has been used educationally by a number of hospitals and institutions across the country. He founded his production company, FusiformFilms, LLC, in 2012. His "Jihad al-Nafs Trilogy" of short films include "Pornistan," "Hijabi," and "How to Wash the Dead."