Iram Haq

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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.

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]