Born and raised in East London, Rabia performed on stage at the renowned Stratford Theatre and Criterion Theatre before studying Archaeology at the University of Sheffield, UK.
She was a fellow in the inaugural Producer’s Guild America’s ‘Create Fellowship Program’ 2021-2022. As a part of the program’s Short Film Competition, Rabia was awarded a grant from Google & PGA to produce the short film “Haider, Texas,” which showcased at the Produced By Conference.
Most recent works produced are “Edge of Everything” starring Sierra McCormick, Ryan Simpkins, Jason Butler Harner won Panavision Best Independent Feature at Santa Barbara International Film Festival, 2024), and “The Disruptors“ (UBC’s Grant O’Brien, Ally Beardsley, and Marc Evan Jackson).
Select credits include: Fairyland (Sundance Film Festival 2023), Angelfish (Toronto International Film Festival); Extra Innings (Winner Best Feature Manhattan Film Festival); “Interference” (NBC/Universal Film Festival, BamCinematek New Voices in Black Cinema Festival). Rabia also worked on the 2019 Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard winner, “The Climb”.
Rabia’s TV credits include AMC’s Bottomless Brunch at Colman’s and HBO's Chillin Island. Her documentary work includes “Bollywood NYC” (featuring ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia), and “Rocky Flats” (DocNYC, Impact Producers grant recipient).
Commercial clients include Hulu, Netflix, Shondaland, Adobe, Meta, Telfar, Warner Music Group, Sony, and more. She is also a team member of the American Monsters exhibit at the Mall of America, the country’s largest haunted house.
Rabia believes a multicultural catalog of film is crucial to society’s health, as each culture has its own special ingredient of wisdom. She is attracted to projects that widen this perspective and engage with stories outside of the mainstream. Rabia hopes her body of work to be a safe haven for the disenfranchised, a place where mystique, empowerment, and belonging can be found.
She is a member of BAFTA and the Producers Guild of America.
Awards —
Google PGA / Short Fim Grant Recipient
PGA Create Fellow, 2021-22
Anthem Award
The Webby Award
Manhattan Film Festival, Best Feature
Toronto International Film Festival
NBC Universal
Client List —
AMC | Hulu
Adobe | Meta Netflix | Shondaland
Telfar | Misha Noonoo
Jaguar | Clorox
Walmart | Viacom
Samsonite | Hershey’s
Warner Music Group
Sony | Def Jam Records
“Art offers an opening for the heart.
True art makes the divine silence in the soul
Break into applause.”