Iram Haq

Iram Haq
Born	(1976-01-01) January 1, 1976 (age 49)
Alma mater	Westerdals School of Communication, Oslo
Occupation(s)	Filmmaker, actress, Director
Years active	2002–present
Known for	What Will People Say, I Am Yours

Iram Haq (born January 1, 1976) is a Norwegian[1] actress, screenwriter and director of Pakistani descent. She is known for her feature films I Am Yours and What Will People Say.

Early life

Haq is of Pakistani descent[2] and studied art direction at Westerdals School of Communication in Oslo.[3] She came from a conservative Muslim family who immigrated to Norway.[4] Her upbringing and life events were later a huge inspiration for her movie What Will People Say.

Career

Haq worked for many years as an actress, appearing in theatre, film and television, including Import-Export. She also wrote and starred in the short film Old Faithfull which was selected for the short film competition at the Venice Film Festival in 2004.[5] She made her directorial debut with the short film, Little Miss Eyeflap which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2010.[6]

Haq's feature film debut, I Am Yours premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013.[7] It was praised in Variety as "an assured...debut".[8] The film tells the story of a young Pakistani mother living in Norway and has been lauded for its exceptionally naturalistic performances.[9] The film was selected as the official Norwegian Oscar entry for Best Foreign Language Film.[10][11]

Her next film What Will People Say has been described as a "heartbreaking female personal drama with culture clashes between two different worlds."[12] The film was inspired by Haq's own life experience. This film was the official entry from Norway to the 91st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film.[13]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2002	Borettslaget	Fatima Silmandar	TV series
2002	Jul i Borettslaget	Fatima Silmandar	Video
2004	Trofast		Short film
2005	Import-Export
2008	Fallen Angels
2009	Little Miss Eyeflap	Director
2010	Tomme tønner
2013	I Am Yours	Director
2017	What Will People Say	Writer & director
2020	When the Dust Settles	Director	Director: '3 episodes'

External links

Iram Haq at IMDb

References

1. "'Log kya kahenge' and its horrors". The Indian Express. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
2. Landal, Daria. "Iram Haq – Turning 'Dirty Laundry' into an Oscar-entry Film". FilmDoo. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
3. Cadenas, Kerensa. "TIFF Women Directors: Meet Iram Haq". Indiewire. Archived from the original on 2016-03-18. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
4. "Iram Haq: – Det har kostet utrolig mye å bryte opp. Jeg har all respekt for dem som ikke gjør det". www.dagsavisen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2020-10-28.
5. "Iram Haq". Festival Scope. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
6. "Archive: Little Miss Eyeflap". Sundance Institute. Archived from the original on 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2015-01-12.
7. Yamato, Jen (12 December 2013). "ICM Partners Signs Iram Haq, Helmer Of Norway's Oscar Submission 'I Am Yours'". Deadline.
8. Simon, Alissa (25 February 2014). "Film Review: I Am Yours". Variety.
9. Dickey, Josh. "Norway Oscar Entry 'I Am Yours' Doesn't Shy From Our Selfish Nature". The Wrap. Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2020-04-17.
10. Dore, Shalini (24 September 2013). "'I Am Yours' Submitted by Norway for Oscar". Variety.
11. Wiseman, Andreas. "I Am Yours gets Norway Oscar nod". Screen Daily.
12. Jhunjhunwla, Uditha. "Rohfilm to co-produce Iram Haq's What Will People Say".
13. "Pakistani-Norwegian film 'What Will People Say' selected as Norway's entry for Oscars". The Express Tribune. 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2020-07-22.