Mumtaz Hussain (filmmaker)

Mumtaz Hussain is a Pakistani-American artist, filmmaker, and writer who was born in Jhang, Pakistan.

He was also commissioned to decorate the Sheikh Zaid bin Sultan Palace, an architectural landmark in Karachi, under his instructors' supervision.

Hussain incorporates the hieroglyphics of the Indus Valley civilization into his paintings, creating a bridge between ancient history and contemporary expression.

Titles to date include the feature length Art=(Love)2, for which he also produced the paintings used in the film (2011), and shorts Butterfly Screams (2007), Push Button For (2006), Yeh Mera Pakistan Hai (This is My Pakistan) for Pakistani TV Channel GEO (2005), Inside You (2004).

Transitioning to New York, he wrote and directed three plays: The Barking Crow, Legal Alien,[9] and Virus Bomb.