Founded by award-winning science teacher, Carer and filmmaker Ranw Aso-Rashid, AR Studios builds on years of his work providing over 130 underrepresented students with paid roles, mentorship, and work experience across two continents. The studio’s films have earned awards and nominations at BAFTA- and BIFA-qualifying festivals, with streaming releases on Amazon Prime (ShortsTV), MYM Media, and Minute Shorts.

The company’s 2025-26 slate spans six active productions, including two confidential titles across two continents. Its debut feature documentary The Lost Photography of Iraq — a large-budget international co-production executive produced by BAFTA winner Amelia Hann and BAFTA nominee Clare Richards — is now filming through 2026. This slate also includes a major sci-fi Project Helios entering production with Epic Studios.

AR Studios is expanding globally through a long-term strategic collaboration with TV executive producer Jon Willers (Warner Bros).

In 2025, AR Studios launched the AR Studios Filmmakers’ Network, a curated global initiative connecting elite creative and technical talent in cinema and television.