Naqqash Khalid is a writer-director from Manchester. His debut feature film, IN CAMERA, was released in cinemas across the UK and Ireland in 2024 and is available to stream on MUBI. The film had its world premiere at the 2023 Karlovy Vary Film Festival, starring Nabhaan Rizwan, Amir El-Masry, and Rory Fleck Byrne, with backing from BBC Film, BFI, and Uncommon Studios.
In 2019, Naqqash’s short film, STOCK premiered as part of Sky’s post-Brexit series Art 50, after being commissioned for television. His earlier short-form work has been supported by Sky, BBC Arts, and Arts Council England. He was also named one of Screen International’s Stars of Tomorrow in 2020.
Naqqash is currently developing his second feature film with BBC Film.