Sofian Khan

Director, SEALED IN BLOOD

Sofian Khan is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of Capital K Pictures. He co-directed, produced and shot THE INTERPRETERS, a feature-length documentary following Afghan and Iraqi interpreters being targeted for their work helping American forces that made its broadcast premiere on the 2019 season of Independent Lens. His episode of the PBS American Masters series IN THE MAKING (2021), co-directed with Joseph Patel, received a Webby Award and an NAACP Image nomination. Most recently, Sofian directed an episode of the new series TAKEOUT WITH LISA LING (2022) on HBOMax and produced AN ACT OF WORSHIP (2022), a feature doc premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival.

Participating Sessions

FILM SCREENING: SHORTCUTS

A curated selection of six short documentaries at the intersection of cinematic storytelling and journalism. Films include: 8 DAYS AT WARE Director: Rachel Lauren Mueller and Meg Shutzer Two back-to-back suicides at a juvenile detention center in rural Louisiana raise troubling questions about the state’s justice system and exposes a legacy of abuse and neglect. BLUE ROOM Director: Merete Mueller Incarcerated participants in a mental health experiment watch nature videos...