Field researcher working across Asia

My work covers conflict, culture and politics in South Asia and the Middle East. Spending extended time on the ground, from Taliban-controlled Afghanistan to Iraq and Pakistan, I focus on how people live within systems of power, belief and history. I aim to produce work that is both intellectually rigorous and accessible.

My documentary work has taken me across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iraq and South Africa. Making films for the BBC, Channel 4 and ITV, my work has received international recognition, including the Premio Luchetta Award for Reportage, a current-affairs Emmy and BAFTA-nominations. My writing has appeared in the Financial Times, where I won The Bodley Head / Financial Times Essay Prize, and The Economist where I was an editor.

Email: hello@adnansarwar.com