I am a documentary Writer, Producer and Director. My work seeks to unpack the structural forces that shape lives. To understand how human psychology translates into behavior. To find visual compositions that communicate this layered subtext. To create spaces for disclosure and celebration.

Umbreen Butt is an award winning journalist and documentary Director with extensive international experience in Europe and Asia. Her work focuses on health and social justice.

Umbreen holds a BFA (Films Arts) from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, and an MA (Journalism) from University of British Columbia’s Graduate School of Journalism.