Elhussain Taha

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Hussein honed multifaceted filmmaking talents over the past decade to shape light artistically as Chief Lighting Technician. He delved into technical aspects by pursuing a Master's in Cinematography, learning how to excel at lighting on large film sets.

Seeking to further creative freedom, Hussein gained an additional Master’s in unconventional documentary production in Barcelona - allowing him to flex his expertise capturing poetic visuals linking people and eras.

His cinematography has contributed to award-winning documentaries for Australia's National Museum and an Original Netflix Documentary. Another of his discovery-based documentaries became primary source material for a book unveiling Leo Tolstoy’s connections to rural Western Australia.

With versatile film credits across writing, filming and now over 200 lighting technician titles in worldwide locations - Soni synthesizes technical mastery and an artful eye to breathe visual life into any scene through manipulating light. He continues honing lighting talents on screens small and silver.