Sheba Saeed

I have taught undergraduates as a teaching fellow in the UK (University of Birmingham, UK), as an assistant professor in Pakistan (IBA, Institute of Business Administration, Pakistan), and as a lecturer in China, (HBU-UCLan, Hebei University and University of Central Lancashire) prior to joining RMIT, Vietnam.

I founded asetikbird, an arts social enterprise that endorses socially orientated projects. It branches into film, photography, consulting and workshops. The first project of the company is “Beggars of Lahore”.

My academic employment history is comprised of a great deal of cross-cultural insights within a global context. I have taught a range of courses, both theoretical and practical with course content comprising of diverse disciplines and fields, such as: media and communications, cultural studies, social policy, visual criminology, ethnicities and diasporas, parallel cinema, film production, promotional and music video production, experimental film.


Awards & recognition
My debut documentary, “Beggars of Lahore” was screened at a number of International film festivals. I also held exhibitions in the UK of a set of stills and photographs of the film along with film screenings in the UK.