Jahmin Assa is a multiple Art Directors Guild-nominated and veteran Production Designer who has worked on large-scale franchises, acclaimed independent films as well as award-winning music videos and commercials.
Most recently, Assa worked on AXEL F, which marks the return of Eddie Murphy in the iconic Beverly Hills Cop franchise for Netflix and Bruckheimer Films and CREED III for MGM directed by Michael B. Jordan, releasing March 3, 2023.
Additional credits include Amazon’s DON’T WORRY HE WON’T GET FAR ON FOOT, directed by Palm d’Or Winner Gus Van Sant starring Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill and Rooney Mara which debuted at Sundance in 2018; A24’s MID 90’s directed by Academy Award nominee Jonah Hill which debuted at the Toronto Film Festival in 2018 ; SEBERG directed by Benedict Andrews and starring Kristen Stewart which debuted at the Venice Film Festival 2019 ; and Peacock/Universal’s ANGELYNE directed by Lucy Tcherniak starring Emmy Rossum.
A natural visual storyteller who loves to focus on the relationship between character and environment, Assa began his career as an assistant for David Lynch at Asymmetrical films in Los Angeles then served as a Production Assistant and Researcher for Michael Moore’s TV NATION (NBC).
Assa is a member of the Art Directors Guild. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and lives there with his wife , son , and two daughters.
Additional Credits (partial list ) – Music Videos and Short Films:
Rhianna/ Bitch better have my money/ directed by Megaforce starring Mads Mickelsen and Eric Roberts
MGMT/ Cool song No.2 / directed by Isiah Seret starring Michael K Williams and Henry Hopper
Leon Bridges / For it shall perish and never leave us again /Director Bradford Young
Play the Wind / Directed by Alex Prager
*ADG awards nominee
Direct TV / Settlers / Directed by Tom Kuntz
Beats by Dre / You Love Me / Directed by Melina Matsoukas (*DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Commercials)
Apple/Elvis / Directed by Dougal Wilson
Additional credits – Commercials (Partial list):
NBA/ Directed by Kathryn Bigelow
711/Directed by Harmony Korine
Uxin / Directed by James Grey
Facebook /Directed by Gus Van Sant
KFC / Directed by David O Russel
Visa/ Directed by Chris Smith
Mini Cooper / Directed by WAFLA
Apple / Directed by Nicolai Fugslig
Guiness / Directed by Daniel Wolfe
Volkswagon / Directed by Tom Kuntz
Mattress Firm / Directed by Steve Ayson