Private Project

The Invisible Hand

To negotiate his release, American banker Nick offers to raise $10 million ransom on his own by teaching his quick-tempered captor Bashir how to play the stock market in Pakistan.

  • Chozy Aiyub
    Key Cast
    "Bashir"
  • Kunal B Patel
    Key Cast
    "Nick"
  • Mona McAllen
    Key Cast
    "Nick's Wife"
  • Ayad Akhtar
    Writer
  • Chozy Aiyub
    Director
  • David Velick
    Director of Photography
  • Ryan Steinbach
    Music
  • Cai Curry
    Sound Department
  • Ryan Steinbach
    Sound Department
  • Mike Wyse
    Camera and Electrical Department
  • Mika Rebecca White
    Camera and Electrical Department
  • David Arias
    Film Edited by
  • Malik J Ali
    Acting Coach
  • Paula Vanlandingham
    Acting Coach
  • Lexie Scott
    Additional Crew
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 48 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    United States
  • Country of Filming:
    United States
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Chozy Aiyub

Chozy Aiyub knew that one day he will make his way to the United States and become a star. Born and raised in Palestine, at a young age he was already involved in performing arts, creating film and music since his father had a very famous band/dance group called "Al-Kawakeb" - translates from Arabic to English as "The Planets".

Chozy Aiyub was always involved in stage performances, dance and music. Growing up, he got to learn how to play the piano, guitar and drums by ear from being around his father.

At the age of 13, his father bought him his first video camera. That is when Chozy Aiyub began creating short films and casting his friends and neighbors as actors. He would also act in his short films as well. That is when he realized his passion for acting and directing.

In 2015, one of my friends cast me in one of his films titled "BREATHE" and that is when I had my first speaking role in a film. Since then, I caught the acting bug and been taking classes and working on my craft.

Today, I am writing and directing a lot of my own films instead of waiting on the industry to cast people that look like me in their projects and I love it.

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