Mariyam Mahbub obtained her MFA from Loyola Marymount University in 2014 and is currently
a Los Angeles based filmmaker. In 2016, she was an associate producer for her first feature
film, 20 Weeks, which premiered at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. Also in 2016, she was
selected as a Fellow in the Film Independent/LMU Incubator Lab where she created and
developed an eight-episode web series, Contemporary Mating Rituals, set to debut December
20, 2017. Mahbub has been a member of Global Road Entertainment (formerly IM Global) since
finishing her degree and has played an integral role in securing financing for films such
as Southside With You, Hacksaw Ridge, and Silence.