Creative Director

Abdullah Albarzawi

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A Creative Director who builds worlds before anyone else knows they exist.

From a childhood behind a camera on an award-winning short film, to building Wayout Network — a space & science visual journal — from nothing, to directing content that reached 100 million people worldwide. The through-line has always been the same: storytelling that stops you cold.

Based in Istanbul. Fluent in Arabic, English, and Turkish. Equally fluent in the language of images.

Premiere Pro After Effects DaVinci Resolve Photoshop Illustrator Figma Higgsfield AI Google Veo Midjourney
Selected Work
01
Clineca
Content Creator · Video Editor · Art Director
100M+ Total Views

Pioneered AI-generated content strategy for a plastic surgery clinic. Concepts so strong, competitors began copying them.

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02
Wayout Network
Visual Archive · Space & Science

A hand-built visual journal of space & science — made long before AI was a tool. This is where it all started.

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03
Istanbul&I
Brand Identity · Art Direction

Full brand identity overhaul and visual content direction for a youth organization.

45% Engagement Increase
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05
JellySmack
Content Creator · Video Editor

Dynamic video content and thumbnail design for a global platform. LA & Paris based production.

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06
Visual Diary
Photography · Film · Personal Work

Personal visual work. Color grading, manipulation, and atmospheric image-making.

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A music video
shot in a single day.

BÜNNI — Sleep · 2025

"Sleep" is a song by BÜNNI — a Danish/Turkish artist whose music lives somewhere between atmosphere and feeling. Shot across Istanbul in a single day with no crew, no call sheet, and no plan. Just two people, a camera, and the city at dusk. Every frame shot, cut, and colored by Abdullah Albarzawi.

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Bunni — Sleep
BUNNI — SLEEP
2:58 · Istanbul, 2025 · Shot in a single day
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In Development
Alaadas
العدس

A personal documentary series. Stories that deserve to be told — in the visual language of Johnny Harris, the depth of Kurzgesagt, and a perspective that only comes from living between cultures. The project that's been waiting.

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Career Arc
2024
Clineca
Istanbul, Turkey · Present
Art Director Creative Director

Led all phases of creative content production — ideation, scripting, filming, editing. Pioneered AI-generated visual content for the plastic surgery space using Higgsfield, Google Veo, and Photoshop AI.

One AI-generated video crossed 100 million views. The concept was copied by clinics and surgeons across the industry.

2022
Istanbul&I
Istanbul, Turkey · 2022 – 2023
Graphic Designer Art Director Event Coordinator

Directed visual content for a youth organization. Led a full brand identity overhaul. Taught Photoshop and camera work to recent graduates — giving back what others once gave.

2021
JellySmack
Los Angeles / Paris · 2021 – 2023
Content Creator Video Editor

Created documentary-style mini-stories for House of Bounce and Francis Ngannou's global channels. Long-form social storytelling built for impact — before Reels made it the industry standard. Fan engagement up 40%.

2019
Wayout Network
Personal Project · Origin
Founder Creative Director

A passion project about space, science, and the stories no one else was telling. Started as articles. Evolved into a visual art platform. The project that launched everything — including the first job offer.

Early work, lasting proof.

A Short Film
YAMAN — A Short Film by Amer Albarzawi
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A film by my brother, Amer Albarzawi. I was lucky to work on it right beside him — shooting, editing, grading color, figuring it all out frame by frame. It's where I fell for filmmaking and started building the eye I bring to every project today.

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