Minhal Baig (/ ˈ m ɪ n h ɑː l ˈ b eɪ ɡ / [1]) is an American director, producer, and writer from Chicago, Illinois. [2] She has written and directed three films, 1 Night, Hala and We Grown …

Minhal Baig is a filmmaker. Her latest feature, We Grown Now, about two boys growing up in a Cabrini-Green high rise when a tragedy irrevocably changes their lives, premiered at the 2023 …

Contact 〰️ Agents: CAA. Sue Carls (film) & William Brown (TV) 〰️ Manager—Ari Lubet (3 Arts)

Feb 18, 2025 · Growing up in Rogers Park, Baig, the daughter of Pakistani immigrants, would visit a now-defunct multiplex at the Lincoln Village shopping center to see Bollywood films; her …

She had a two-year overall writing-producing deal in television with Amazon, is a 2022 Sundance Momentum Fellow and participated in the 2022 WGA Showrunner Training Program. She also …

Nov 22, 2019 · Minhal Baig joins us to discuss her journey from short film to feature as Hala becomes the first narrative fiction film acquisition for Apple TV+

Jan 27, 2020 · Far more nuanced than the preview suggests and far thematically richer than social media has assumed, Minhal Baig ‘s debut feature thoughtfully treads through the …

Oct 18, 2023 · No one’s story is a simple one, and writer-director Minhal Baig’s third feature “We Grown Now” takes care to depict her main characters — two boys growing up and then …

Oct 9, 2023 · Minhal Baig is a Chicago native whose first film, Hala, screened at the 55th Chicago International Film Festival in 2019. We’re thrilled to present the U.S. Premiere of her next …

Nominated for Best Feature, Best Cinematography and Best Editing at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards. Nominated for 2025 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Independent Motion …