Aqsa Altaf is a Los Angeles based writer and director. She was raised in Kuwait by Muslim, Pakistani and Sri Lankan parents who were migrant workers. She immigrated to the US in 2013.  

She wrote and directed the Disney short film, AMERICAN EID, for Season 1 of the NAACP Image Awards nominated series Disney Launchpad. The film is now streaming on Disney+. Her short films have premiered at festivals like SXSW and Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival as well as nominated for the Young Director Award at Cannes Lions.

Aqsa was selected by Riz Ahmed’s Left Handed Films and Pillars Fund as one of their 2022 Pillars Artist Fellow and was selected as Directing Mentorship Fellow for Ryan Murphy's HALF Initiative. In addition to her narrative work, Aqsa also directs commercials and branded films. She is currently developing her first feature film.

CONTACT

Feature Film & Television Representation
Echo Lake Management | Trent Hubbard

Commercial Representation
Hummingbird Content (USA) | Olivia Berlin
Tool of North America (USA) | Nancy Hacohen - Aqsa + John X.
HunkyDory Films (UK) | John Doris - Aqsa + John X.
TF_Blacklist (Middle East) | Ulia Petrova

General
aqsa@aqsaaltaf.com