WHO KILLED MALCOLM X?

Netflix 2020; Fusion 2019

About: 6-part documentary series unpacking the unanswered questions surrounding the assassination of civil rights leader, Malcolm X.

Role: Producer (full series)

Directed by Rachel Dretzin and Phil Bertelsen

Recognition: Emmy Nominated for Outstanding Investigative Documentary. Listed in the New York City DA’s historical record for its role in the reopening of Malcolm X’s murder case and the exoneration of Muhammad A.Aziz and Khalil Islam in 2023.

I AM EVIDENCE

HBO, 2018

About: Feature film about the national backlog of untested rape kits.

Role: Associate Producer

Directed by Trish Adlesic and Geeta Gandbhir

Recognition: Emmy Award Winner for Best Documentary; Peabody and Dupont Award Nominee; received multiple film festival awards

YEMENI BODEGA STRIKE

Diverse Filmmakers Alliance, local film festivals, 2017

About: A documentary short about the making of the New York City NYC Yemeni Bodega Strike and the movement Against the Muslim Ban.

Role: Producer (Director)

EVERY FIVE MINUTES

Big Apple Film Festival, and various charity screenings.

About: 60-minute documentary short about a lifelong ultramarathon runner and NYC bar owner known as the ‘Irish Forest Gump’, and his journey to sobriety through running and personal healing.

Role: Co-Producer

Directed by Trish Adlesic

Recognition: Voted Best Documentary short in the Big Apple Film Festival in 2018

Nailah Ife Sims
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