Born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Elham fled the Taliban and came to the UK when he was 10. He likes to make films inspired by stories from his home country, Afghanistan. His debut short film, Our Kind of Love, was BAFTA long-listed in 2019 and went on to be screened at festivals all around the world and has currently been viewed by more than 3 million people on YouTube. His new short film Your Hand Found Mine, which he made with BFI x BAFTA Crew, premiered at the House of Lords and won Best Drama at Berlin Flash Festival.

He is currently writing with acclaimed writer John Collee (Happy Feet, Hotel Mumbai, Master and Commander), adapting his short film Our Kind of Love to feature form. He has been commissioned by Bad Wolf Productions (Doctor Who, His Dark Materials, A Discovery of Witches, I Hate Suzie) to write and devise for a new TV series. He is also working with Synchronicity Pictures to adapt Hamid Amiri’s acclaimed Boy With Two Hearts for TV. Elham is also part of BAFTA Connect, a prestigious three year scheme by BAFTA to support future creative leaders.