Ish Now Available on BFI Player

Imran Perretta’s acclaimed debut short film Ish is now available to watch on BFI Player, bringing the award-winning film to a wider audience following its world premiere at Venice International Critics’ Week, where it received the prestigious Audience Award.

Starring young newcomers Farhan Hasnat and Yahya Kitana, the film features cinematography by Jermaine Canute Edwards (My Father’s Shadow), editing by Adam Biskupski (Mogul Mowgli), an original score by Imran Perretta, and sound design by Jens Rosenlund Petersen and Nina Hartstone (Bohemian Rhapsody, Saltburn). Petersen and Hartstone received a 2025 BIFA nomination for Best Sound for their work on Ish.

The film was financed by BBC Film and the BFI, awarding National Lottery funding, with additional support from UK-based media financier Calculus Media and Dorian Grinsp an’s Out of Order. Executive producers include Claudia Yusef for BBC Film, Ama Ampadu for the BFI, Mike Goodridge and Yoav Rosenberg for Good Chaos, John Glencross and Mariyah Dosani for Calculus Media, and Dorian Grinsp an and Eric Kuhn (Grand Theft Hamlet) for Out of Order.

Creative Team
Imran Perretta • Farhan Hasnat • Yahya Kitana • Jermaine Canute Edwards • Adam Biskupski • Jens Rosenlund Petersen • Nina Hartstone

Collaborators
BBC Film • British Film Institute • Calculus Media • Good Chaos • Out of Order • BFI Player

Dates
2026 – Available on BFI Player