Iqbal directs cinematic and emotional stories. He tries to find the humanity in every project, straddling the line between the intimate and the epic, with authentic emotion at the heart of everything. He investigates his own misconceptions to create films that embrace and then fracture those ideas. As a film, commercial, and music video director, Iqbal's videos have received over 300M views. His work has been awarded Vimeo Staff Picks and featured in NOWNESS, DAZED, Vice, Directors Notes, Booooooom, Feature Shoot, and The Atlantic. His clients and collaborators include Nike, Adidas, Google, Spotify, Pinterest, Facebook, H&M, Viacom, Snapchat, Microsoft, Conde Nast, Airtable, Nixon, Air France, and many others. He has worked with ad agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Ogilvy & Mather, B-Reel, Gut, Geometry, Meredith, Hill Holiday, Ace Content, Mono, Wunderman Thompson and others. He was a 2021 Commercial Directors Diversity Program (CDDP) Fellow and has been recognized with a Shots showcase as well as awards from the AT&T Entertainment Project, the Shiny Awards, and numerous film festivals. Iqbal graduated from Stanford University with degrees in biology and creative writing and completed his MFA degree in film production from USC's School of Cinematic Arts. He has developed feature film projects with Disney, Sony, and Fox. His scripts have been semifinalists for the Sundance Lab and the Academy Awards Nicholl Fellowship. Read less