Name: Sami Khan

Recipient Year: 2021

Sponsor: ISF Film Grant

Name of Film: Angel Dose

Description: Sami Khan is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker whose work has been supported by the Sundance and Tribeca Film Institutes, the Impact Partners’ Producer’s Fellowship, Rooftop Films, IFP, the Muslim Public Affairs Council, and the NBC/Universal’s Directors Fellowship. His films have screened at leading festivals including Tribeca, Toronto, Hot Docs, and Mumbai. Sami’s first feature documentary THE LAST OUT won a Jury Prize at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival and his 2019 short documentary ST. LOUIS SUPERMAN was nominated for an Academy Award. Sami has also been a writer and consulting producer on NBC’s groundbreaking show TRANSPLANT about a Muslim refugee doctor.

LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sami-khan-37905021/