Islah Abdur Rahman

Early life

Abdur-Rahman attended Forest Hill School and studied Business, ICT and History. After completing his GCSEs, he took a BTEC Media Studies course in Hillsyde sixth form. He carried on Media and Film Studies through AS level, then did A levels in Media, English Language and ICT, then studied a Foundation Degree in Art and Design at Croydon College. In 2013, he graduated with a 2:1 degree in Television and New Media Broadcasting with Media & Cultural Studies from Kingston University.

Career

In March 2011, whilst studying at university, Abdur-Rahman launched his own film production company – IAR Media. After he finished university, he directed a music video called Never Be Enough by Beatboxer Ekko and Raxstar. In 2011, amongst various client jobs, he created and directed Mandem on the Wall known for its role in the E4 drama series Youngers. In the beginning of 2013, he starred in the feature film Those Four Walls, co-starring Kulvinder Ghir, Rakhee Thakrar, Antony Costa, Juggy D, directed by Ameet Chana. In April 2014 he directed and presented a documentary called British By Dissent which had its own screening and television debut. Since February 2014, he has created, directed, written, starred in the comedy series Corner Shop Show. He also appeared alongside Michael Truong as the Corner Shop crew in Iksy TV's parody music video of In2 with Humza Arshad, Mumzy Stranger, Char Avell, Bengali Blitz and the Puremovements collective. In March 2016, he appeared in another parody music video by Bengali Blitz alongside Sheikh Akbar, Kash and Iksy.