ABOUT
Haris is a screenwriter and filmmaker from Sydney. His work to date includes a short with over a four million views, a 5×7 award winning pilot at SeriesFest, and a feature in post production.
Haris made his writing debut in The Boy Who Was Afraid of Everything, a five by seven web-series he co-wrote and produce and starred in. Selected for SeriesFest in 2024, it won the Audience Award for Best Comedy as well as jury award for Best Directing and Best Performance (for his role, Ali). Currently in development for a longer form television show.
Haris is currently in post-production for his first feature film ‘Haven’t You Heard? Everyone Hates Me’, a coming of age comedy. Haris has also worked in writers rooms with leading Australian production companies for networks including Netflix, Stan, and Binge.
His short film Love and Urinals was a viral sensation on TikTok, currently (and growing ) over 4.3 million views, over 1.1 million likes and nearly 10,000 comments begging for a part 2, feature or series…
Haris is drawn to telling character-driven stories addressing themes of grief, mental health, family, and discovery – and finding the levity in these situations. He hopes to create feel-good stories that leave audiences in a better place.
He’s improvised at UCB and Boom Chicago - which is actually in Amerstdam… Seth Meyers once asked him a question during his show. It made his decade