three boyz on a mad night out. described as a “new northern masterpiece” and “future classic”.
tensions rise. co-written with and directed by Luís Hindman, for BFI and Film4. winner of the Iris Prize and BIFA for best british short film
sufiyaan salam won stormzy’s #merky books new writers’ prize and was listed as one of the observers best debut novelists for his much-acclaimed novel WIMMY ROAD BOYZ. the financial times called it “wildly inventive”, the guardian called it a “literary performance like no other”, and the bbc said it was “highly enjoyable”.
he was also nominated for a bafta and won a bifa for the short film MAGID / ZAFAR, which he co-wrote with director luís hindman. the film also won the iris prize, and has been described as “muscular”, “beautiful” and “electric”.
sufiyaan has several creative projects in development, including features with film4 and the bfi. he was included on esquire’s “better men” list in 2026.
