Jalal is a Post Production Supervisor with a background in visual effects, CG, stop motion animation, color grading and editorial. An honors graduate of the UCSC film and video program Jalal formed his own visual effects and animation company in 2005, where he managed and produced visual effects and graphics for feature films and commercials.
In addition to his commercial color and finishing work Jalal has provided post support for such directors as Dean Fleischer-Camp, Miranda July, Gus Van Sant, Niki Caro, Harrell Fletcher, and Chel White.
In 2021 Jalal completed work as the Post Production Supervisor for the feature film "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" directed by Dean Fleischer-Camp where Jalal managed workflows in Stop-Motion, Visual Effects, CG and Editorial.