Ian Iqbal Rashid
Ian Iqbal Rashid is a London-based poet, screenwriter and filmmaker, recipient of the Writer's Guild of England Award and the Aga Khan Award for Excellence in the Arts amongst other prizes. His films, which include the feature films Touch of Pink and How She Move, have screened at festivals from Sundance to Toronto and been distributed theatrically. He has worked widely in UK television including on the legendary cult hit BBC series, This Life. He is currently writing a drama series exploring the lives of refugees and asylum seekers in Canada for the CBC, and bastardising Jane Austen for a comedy series in the UK at ITV. He is the author of three award-winning volumes of poetry. Of Muslim Indian ancestry, he was born in Tanzania and grew up in Canada.
Contributions
The Queer Issue, Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1995)
Barbie’s New HomeBy Ian Iqbal Rashid and Adrienne Vasanti Salgado
Barbie thinks she smells curry.
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The Queer Issue, Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1995)
Her Sweetness LingersBy Ian Iqbal Rashid
Ian Iqbal Rashid reviews Shani Mootoo's sexy, evocative new video.
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The Queer Issue, Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1995)
How Do You Say ‘Queer’ in ‘South Asian’?By Ian Iqbal Rashid
Editorial by Ian Iqbal Rashid, Guest Editor.
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The Film and Video Issue II, Vol. 3, No. 2 (April 1995)
Asian and Asian Diaspora ProgrammeBy Ian Iqbal Rashid
Curated by L. Somi Roy for the Flaherty Film Seminars, Aurora, New York reviewed.
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The Film and Video Issue II, Vol. 3, No. 2 (April 1995)
Identity in Motion: Beyond DestinationBy Atif Ghani
Atif Ghani examines the construction of South Asian Identity in a video program curated by Ian Iqbal Rashid.
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The Visual Arts Issue, Vol. 2, No. 4 (August 1994)
Dear Desh…Edited and compiled by Ian Iqbal Rashid
‘Letters’ from Nayan Shah, Melina Young, Ayisha Ibrahim, Atif Ghani and Gitanjali.
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The Roots Issue, Vol. 2, No. 1 & 2 (July 1993)
Latifah & Himli’s Nomadic UncleBy Ian Iqbal Rashid
Alnoor Dewshi's film reviewed.
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