Iram Haq

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Iram Haq
Born (1976-01-01) January 1, 1976 (age 49)
Alma mater Westerdals School of Communication, Oslo
Occupation(s) Filmmaker, actress, Director
Years active2002–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 .

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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 from Pakistan which 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

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002BorettslagetFatima SilmandarTV series
2002Jul i BorettslagetFatima SilmandarVideo
2004TrofastShort film
2005Import-Export
2008Fallen Angels
2009Little Miss EyeflapDirector
2010Tomme tønner
2013 I Am Yours Director
2017 What Will People Say Writer & director
2020When the Dust SettlesDirectorDirector: '3 episodes'

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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.
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