The Witness Room

SaeidHabil

Journalist · Documentary filmmaker · Photographer

London-based filmmaker, broadcast editor and photographer creating human-centred films, multi-camera productions and editorial portraits.

Documentary poster showing a young Lloyd Miller playing a Persian string instrument, dissolving into a later-life portrait
A documentary by Saeid Habilگو خلق بدانندLet People KnowLloyd Miller · California to Tehran

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Let People Know — Lloyd Miller

From California jazz to Chahargah in Tehran: the extraordinary musical and emotional journey of American musician and ethnomusicologist Lloyd Miller.

Miller first travelled reluctantly to Iran in 1957, aged nineteen. Hearing the Persian tar in Tehran transformed his musical direction and began a lifelong relationship with Iranian music and culture.

Built from my original reporting and conversations with Miller and his wife, the film follows his study of santur under Dariush Safvat, seven years in Iran on a Fulbright scholarship, and his work uniting jazz with Persian music on stage, in print and on national television.

Though he later lived in Utah, Iran remained his spiritual and artistic home.

02 / Selected productions

Stories built to stay with you.

Broadcast and performance work shaped through direction, editorial judgement, multi-camera production and post-production.

Newsroom and live broadcast poster showing Saeid Habil in sharp focus inside a privacy-safe blurred television control room

International television · Current

Newsroom & live broadcast

Editorial leadership for fast-moving international news: shaping rundowns, verifying stories and guiding live programmes from the gallery.

News editing · Output · Live production

03 / Portraits

Portraits

The Witness Room is an ongoing portrait series photographed by Saeid Habil. Select a portrait to discover more about the person and their work.

Explore portraits and stories

04 / About

Journalism taught me to find the truth. Film taught me how to make it felt.

Saeid Habil is a London-based journalist, documentary filmmaker, photographer and media producer working across news, culture and long-form visual storytelling.

His experience spans international broadcast newsrooms in London and Prague, live television, independent documentary and creative production. He brings editorial judgement and a filmmaker's eye to every stage—from research and treatment to camera and final cut.

Working primarily in Persian and English, with additional Italian, French and Azerbaijani language experience, he is drawn to stories that cross borders and challenge inherited narratives.

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London & international

Based in London and available for selected projects in the UK and internationally.

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Broadcast experience

International newsrooms, live television, editorial leadership and gallery production.

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Multilingual work

Working primarily in Persian and English, with additional Italian, French and Azerbaijani language experience.

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End-to-end approach

Research, editorial development, direction, filming and editing held together by one creative vision.

05 / Work with me

Selected collaborations.

For selected collaborations, Saeid works across documentary, editorial film, broadcast production and portrait photography — from early ideas to final delivery.

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Documentary & editorial film

Commission an original documentary or editorial film—from research and treatment through interviews, direction, filming and final edit.

Documentary commissions · Editorial films · Research-led storytelling
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Video production

End-to-end production for organisations and independent creators, including corporate films, filmed interviews and video podcasts.

Corporate video · Video podcasts · Interviews
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Multi-camera & broadcast

Multi-camera concert and event filming, live-production planning, newsroom output and media consultancy shaped by international broadcast experience.

Multi-camera filming · Live production · Newsroom consultancy
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Portrait photography

Editorial and environmental portraits for artists, professionals and people with a story to tell—made in London or on location.

Portrait commissions · Editorial photography · On-location sessions
Discuss your project

06 / Contact

Have a film, production or portrait project in mind?

Tell me what you are making, what you need and where the project currently stands. Let's discuss how I can help bring it to screen—or create a portrait with lasting presence.

London, United KingdomDocumentary · Production · Broadcast · Portraits