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Geopolitics · Technology · History · Scams

Awais Bin
Siddique

Uncovering the past, explaining the future

Awais Studio is the independent documentary studio of Awais Bin Siddique. We research, script and produce evidence-led explainers on Pakistan, geopolitics, scams and society, in Urdu and English.

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Featured
case

Every video starts the same way: a question, a pile of documents, and a promise to show the evidence on screen.

Exhibit 01 · Scams

Double Shah:
The biggest scam of 2006

How a schoolteacher from Wazirabad promised to double people's money, and why thousands believed him. A short documentary on one of Pakistan's best-known Ponzi schemes.

158%average viewed
11%like rate
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What we
make

Built for viewers who want the full picture, and for brands and channels that need research they can stand behind.

01

Documentary explainers

12 to 15 minute videos on systems behind the news: money, power, policy and the people they affect.

02

Research and scripting

Fact banks with sources, Roman Urdu and English scripts, shot lists and screenplay, ready for production.

03

Maps and motion

Animated routes, evidence boards, document highlights and data visuals that make complex stories easy to follow.

04

Shorts and packaging

Short-form cuts, titles, thumbnails and descriptions designed to be clicked and trusted.

The
method

No hype and no guesswork. Each claim on screen carries its source.

Step 01

Investigate

Official records, court documents, reports and trusted news archives.

Step 02

Write

A clear story with a strong hook, both sides, and a question for the viewer.

Step 03

Visualize

Maps, documents and motion graphics, so the evidence is seen, not just heard.

Step 04

Publish

Long form on YouTube, short cuts on Instagram and Facebook.

About the studio

Awais Bin Siddique

I'm a documentary creator from Lahore. I started Awais Studio to explain the stories most people only see as headlines: scams that took people's savings, decisions made far away that change prices at home, and the systems that sit quietly behind both.

My work is research first. I read the documents, check the numbers, and show the sources on screen, so you can judge the evidence for yourself.

DOSSIER
NameAwais Bin Siddique
RoleDocumentary Creator
BaseLahore, Pakistan
EducationBA, GC University Faisalabad
LanguagesUrdu, English
BeatPakistan, geopolitics, scams
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Let's work
together.

Collaborations, research projects, sponsorships or a story you think needs telling.

Awaisbinsiddique1@gmail.com