About Arti

• Arti Ishak (they/them) is an actor/writer/director based in Chicago whose work centers on Queer, Muslim, and multicultural stories. Acting credits include TV: Southside (HBO); Dark Matter (Apple TV); Chicago Med (NBC), and more. Directing credits include short films Shukran Bas (Means of Productions), ba la (HF Productions), and upcoming personal narrative HALF (ZAXIE). Arti has been previously named a 3Arts “Make A Wave” artist for their work as a multi-disciplinary artist, and was awarded ISF’s Short Narrative Grant for their short film HALF. Arti recently won First Place and Audience Choice awards in the 2024 Mosquer’s Film Festival pitch competition for their upcoming short film Monolingo. Arti is also a facilitator with The Chicago Inclusion Project and an Adjunct Professor at The Theatre School at DePaul. Represented by Paonessa Talent Agency. www.artiishak.com

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