He was on bed rest after major surgery, the first step of his treatment, when he pulled together his documentary team. “[Documentary team] sounds grand!” Gilbert tells me, “it’s just two people, a cameraman called Mei [Williams] and my director/ producer called Gwen [Hughes].”
Rizwan seemed to jump on the YouTube wave as the tide was coming in, just as ‘YouTuber’ became a valid career path. The videos are up for anyone to see, on his channel, named MAWAAN. Many of them date back more than 10 years ago and hold enticing titles such as Human Burp-Box or Princess & the Piss. Anyone alive in 2013 will be glad to see Mawaan and his mother Shahnaz Rizwan’s rendition of the Harlem Shake is very much alive, kicking, and boasting nearly 100,000 views - offering a nostalgic view into decade old meme-culture.
