About:

 

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 now shares his time between London and Los Angeles.

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