Yusuf Studio
aprojectbyKhizr Studio
Please get in touch: as you can see above, we love to work with
businesses, organisations, and artists to communicate the inherant
beauty of Islam and build the confidence of Muslims everywhere.
We believe film is the new printing press.
“Despite its early advances, [the Muslim world] lost its civilizational momentum partially
due to stagnation in information and cultural dissemination.”
- Marshall Hodgeson
We believe film is the new printing press - the 21st century mode of storytelling.
The consequences of a passiven approach to storytelling have deeply damaged
the image of Islam, the Muslim world, and the global Muslim diaspora.
This time we can’t allow Islamic narratives to be corrupted and dominated by outside forces.
Being active storytellers and not passive ones is fundamental in preserving the honour
of Islam, and communicating it’s beauty.
And so, Yusuf Studio is pursuing a renaissance in Islamic cinema and storytelling,
to ensure that Islamic narratives are communicated through film, not just well, but
on par with the best productions in cinema and film in the world today.
This is what Yusuf Studio is going to change.
This is what Yusuf Studio is changing.
“While Europe saw an explosion of books and ideas in the wake of the printing press, the Muslim world largely remained oral, manuscript-based, and elite-driven in its communication.” - Elizabeth Eisenstein
...as such, Islamic culture and stories haven’t been honoured to the same degree as narratives and ideas from the non-Muslim world. This has caused the dominant narratives in the Muslim world to not originate from there, but in fact from Europe and North America.
Today’s struggles to reclaim Muslim narratives through film, media, literature, and social platforms are a direct response to centuries of underrepresentation and misrepresentation, and we are now playing catchup.
The West industrialised its printing. The Muslims spiritualised their manuscripts. In the race of ideas, the permanence of the printing press triumphed over the impermanence and beauty of manuscript and oral tradition, and the mass communication of the printing press dominated.
Yusuf Studio was founded by Mohammed Khizr (M.Arch, MLA), who has also founded Khizr Studio, an architectural storytelling studio.
Accolades:
- Islam Channel Digital Business of the Year Award Finalist, Khizr Studio (2025)
The Khizr Studio Podcast Series (2024)
- Founder of Palestine Collective (2023)
- Visiting Lecturer of Architectural Storytelling and Film on MArch, MLA, MAUD, and ID courses at The University of Sheffield and Arts University Bournemouth (since 2022)
- Shortlisted RIBA Stirling Prize Film Tender (2022)
- Winner of The University of Sheffield's Robert Henry Memorial Award for use of Film and Animation to communicate Architecture + Landscape Architecture (2021)
- Started Squire & Partners Film Studio (2019)
Accolades:
- Islam Channel Digital Business of the Year Award Finalist, Khizr Studio (2025)
The Khizr Studio Podcast Series (2024)
- Founder of Palestine Collective (2023)
- Visiting Lecturer of Architectural Storytelling and Film on MArch, MLA, MAUD, and ID courses at The University of Sheffield and Arts University Bournemouth (since 2022)
- Shortlisted RIBA Stirling Prize Film Tender (2022)
- Winner of The University of Sheffield's Robert Henry Memorial Award for use of Film and Animation to communicate Architecture + Landscape Architecture (2021)
- Started Squire & Partners Film Studio (2019)
“Indeed, Allah is Beautiful and loves beauty.”
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
Prophet Muhammad ﷺ