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name: "Ian Iqbal Rashid"
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# Ian Iqbal Rashid

Writer. Born 1 January 1971 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 1 January 1971, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

## 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.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, showtimes.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *This Life* (1996), Fi1m 84, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/this-life.md)

## Also known for

- *Touch of Pink* (2004), Writer, Director

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