Iram Haq

Iram Haq
Born (1976-01-01) January 1, 1976 (age 48)
Alma materWesterdals School of Communication, Oslo
Occupation(s)Filmmaker, actress, Director
Years active2002–present
Known forWhat Will People Say, I Am Yours

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

Early life

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Haq, a Norwegian-Pakistani,[2] 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

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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

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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'
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Iram Haq at IMDb

References

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  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.
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