Iman Ahmed

Iman Ahmed is an Egyptian-American writer with a background in playwriting. Her work focuses on themes of identity and family dysfunction, often exploring the dualism of privileged socioeconomic class and marginalized ethnic groups. Iman’s play BANNED premiered Off-Broadway in 2021 at Theatre Row. Iman has participated in multiple writing fellowships, including The Orchard Episodic Lab, the UCB Diversity Fellowship, and the Writers Guild Initiative Workshop, where she was mentored by Scott Frank. She was selected to have her one-act plays read at the annual star-studded Writers Guild Initiative Gala. She’s a two-time second round finalist for the Sundance Episodic Lab and the Austin Film Festival. Her story about being a young caregiver was featured on The Moth podcast in 2021 to over a million listeners. Iman is passionate about amplifying diverse voices. She created the first-ever database of Arab-American screenwriters in 2021, and actively seeks to cultivate opportunities for historically excluded talent within TV and film. imanahmed.org Reps:@buchwald @heroesandvillainsentertainment