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Aleem Hossain
Associate Professor, Media Arts & Culture
B.A., University of Chicago; M.F.A., UCLA
Appointed In
2018
Office
Weingart 100A
Hours
On Sabbatical Fall 2025

Aleem Hossain is an award-winning screenwriter and film director.

His films have screened at Beyond Fest, Fantastic Fest, and Comic-Con. He has presented his experimental work at the UFVA and Visible Evidence Conferences.

His sci-fi feature film After We Leave won Best Film at Sci-Fi London and Best Director at the Berlin Sci-Fi Festival. Film Threat called it “a shining example of indie filmmaking at its finest” and it is currently streaming on Amazon.

You can watch his work and learn more at .

Three film posters: After We Leave, DO BANGLADROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC TAGORE?, and The Thin Orange Line
 
Prof. Hossain teaching in MAC’s new Media Production Classroom:
Occidental professor Aleem Hossain teaching in MAC’s new Media Production Classroom