Stories about people, place and identity.

Pink Tea Films is the creative home of Bradford-based writer, director and filmmaker Tahir Shah. Working across narrative film, documentary and theatre, Tahir creates character-led stories exploring identity, community, relationships and contemporary life.

About

Tahir Shah is a Bradford-based writer, director and filmmaker working across narrative film, documentary and theatre. His work is driven by character and often explores identity, community, family, friendship, belonging and contemporary social issues.

Alongside creating independent narrative work, Tahir has made commissioned documentaries and community films centred around lived experience and underrepresented voices. His creative development has included programmes and support from Channel 4 and the National Film and Television School, Screen Yorkshire, Paines Plough, Freedom Studios, Theatre in the Mill and the BBC.

Through Pink Tea Films, Tahir is developing a filmmaking practice rooted in Bradford, creating bold, accessible stories while building opportunities for emerging creatives and communities to engage with filmmaking.

The Hour Of

Short Film | 2026 | Writer & Director

Official Selection — Bradford International Film Festival 2026
Official Selection — First-Time Sessions, Volume 10

Three friends meet late at night to eat, talk and watch the final episode of their favourite television show. But as midnight approaches, an unexplained supernatural encounter turns an ordinary night together into a test of friendship, fear and survival.

Set largely inside and around a car at night, The Hour Of places three young South Asian friends at the centre of a contemporary horror story rooted in friendship and folklore.

Written and directed by Tahir Shah and filmed in Bradford, the project was supported by the Genera Film Fund.