Ishtiyak Ahmad Zihad is a young filmmaker. He spent most of his childhood and adolescence in Rangpur. He is currently studying Film and Media Studies at Kazi Nazrul Islam University. Since he was admitted to the film, he has been trying to make a good understanding of the film. As a result, Ishtiyak made his first experimental short film "God Gift". This construction journey, which started with god gift, has now come to a halt in "Chaya Moricher Bone" - this one-take short film is based on the story of Bangladesh's liberation war. Earlier, Ishtiyak had made a short film for television and OTT, " Biral Tapassya "
Ishtiyak's independent short films are Las Consecuencias (2019), Ruido (2019), The Shooting (2020), Run Away (2020), One day of Aslam (2021) have also been screened at hundreds of film festivals at home and abroad. Notable Film Festivals are Ankur International Youth Documentary & Short Film Festival, Eastern Europe International Movie Awards, Berlin Indie Film Festival, World London Film Festival, Festival de Cinema de Alter do Chão, Kwanzaa Film Festival, Alpavirama 2020, Moinho Cine Fest, Tietê International Film Awards, etc.
Among them, Run Away was won 12 awards at Film Festivals held in Bangladesh, India, USA, England, Turkey, Brazil. The UK Film Review on their official website was called the Run Away "Beautifully Tragic" film.