Biography
Ian Iqbal Rashid is a filmmaker, screenwriter and poet. Born in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, he grew up in Toronto, Canada, and later settled in London.
He wrote episodes of the BBC drama series This Life (1996–1997), for which he received a Writers' Guild of Great Britain award. Rashid wrote and directed the feature films Touch of Pink (2004) and How She Move (2007), both of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. He has also written and co-executive produced episodes of the television series Sort Of (2021–2023).
Rashid is the author of several volumes of poetry and has received awards including the Aga Khan Award for Excellence in the Arts and recognition as a Breakthrough Brit by the UK Film Council.
