Toyota Spec Ad

This Toyota Spec Ad is a heartfelt short film that reimagines the emotional “Rukhsati” the traditional South-Asian wedding send-off where a bride departs her family home. The story captures a tender farewell between a father and daughter as she drives away in her Toyota, symbolizing both separation and new beginnings.

Created by Lens End Media as a self-funded spec piece, the film highlights authentic Asian-American stories often absent from mainstream advertising, emphasizing cultural representation, identity, and the universal language of love and transition.

Cast
Leena Siddiqui
Manasi Mehta
Shabbir Kazmi
Hrishabh Sobti
Diana Hajali
Samira Sardella
Krystel Chebli

Crew
Director / Producer: Ibrahim Zafar
DP: Ahmad Asaad
Production Manager: Neil Gerardo
1st AC: Caleb Hargett
DIT: Bryan Bermudez
Gaffer: Andrew Alfonsi
Key Grip: Skylar Carr
Grip: Michael Bittner
Production Designer / Costume Designer: Senna Ahmad
Assistant Production Designer / Wardrobe: Laura Foltz
HMUA: Salsabil Malik
Henna Artist: Senna Ahmad
Key PA: David Holman
PA: Andre Banks
Editor: Mark Moore III, Ibrahim Zafar
VFX / Color: Ahmad Asaad
Story: Ibrahim Zafar, Niha Zafar

Production Company: Lens End Media