Omar Rashid: born in Iraq in 1979, raised and living in Florence Italy. He graduated in Fashion studies in 2002 and worked in design clothing between Paris and New York until he designed his streetwear brand in 2003 and used unconventional channels to promote it. His passion for new ways of communication and their applications becomes the core of his work. In 2013 he created Gold AR, an augmented reality app that won him the Auggie Award for Best Marketing Campaign based on AR. In 2016, together with Italian actor Elio Germano, Omar made No Borders VR, the first-ever Italian film made entirely in VR, awarded with the MigrArti Prize of MiBACT at Venice Biennale and Nastro D’Argento Special Mention in 2017. Omar is currently creating VR projects through his communication agency, Gold Enterprise, and teaching viral marketing and web communication at IED in Florence. 

VR movies produced and/or directed include:
2020 Lockdown 2020, VR documentary film. Produced by Gold and Rai Cinema, directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Firenze VR, film. Produced by Gold, directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Jorit VR, doc in VR.Produced by Gold. Directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Red flag / My battle VR film
2019 Italian Baba- My cave in India short documentary
2019 Me/ Moire VR experimental movie, fusion project between contemporary dance and Butoh
2019 Drive Your Style VR ad
2017 Drumpossible VR music video
2017 No Borders VR documentary

Full Filmography
2020 Lockdown 2020, VR documentary film. Produced by Gold and Rai Cinema, directed by Omar Rashid.
2020 L’Ufficio ai Tempi del Covid-19, web serie. Produced by Gold, directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Firenze VR, fiction film. Produced by Gold, directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Jorit VR, doc in VR.Produced by Gold. Directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Nelson, documentary film. Produced by Gold. Directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Segnale d’Allarme - Red Flag, VR Movie. Produced by: Gold, Infinito, Riccione Teatro. Directed by Elio Germano, Omar Rashid
2019 The Italian Baba/ My cave in India, VR movie. Produced by Omar Rashid, Elio Germano, Directed by Omar Rashid, Elio Germano.
2019 Me/ Moire VR experimental short dance video. Produced by Gold, Compagnia Simona Bucci, Directed by Omar Rashid.
2019 Drive Your Style, VR advertising video. Produced and Directed by Omar Rashid
2017 Drumpossible, VR music video. Produced and Directed by Omar Rashid
2015 Street Opera, documentary film. Produced by Omar Rashid, Haider Rashid. Directed by Haider Rashid.
2014 Rocco Hunt: A’ Verità 2.0 -Rocco Hunt: The Truth 2.0, short documentary. Produced by Omar Rashid, Haider Rashid. Directed by Haider Rashid.
2013 The Journey of a Sticker, short film. Produced by Omar Rashid, Directed by: Maxim Pirsky
2010 Mooroom, short music video. Produced by Omar Rashid. Directed by Margherita Landi.
2010 Gavinana Reloaded, short documentary. Produced and Directed by Omar Rashid
2010 Alien 3 Dee, promo video. Produced and Directed by Omar Rashid
2009 Gold Lost, promotional video. Produced by Gold. Directed by Brian Buschmann
2008 Raging Buzz, short music film. Produced by Gold, Studio KM Zero. Directed by Brian Buschmann
2008 Craim Sweetest Day, short music video. Produced by Omar Rashid. Directed by Simone Massoni, Brian Buschmann