Nesa Azimi
Director, Writer, Producer, Editor
Nesa Azimi is a film director, producer and editor. She started out at The Maysles Documentary Center and has been on staff as a producer for Rain Media, PBS FRONTLINE, FAULT LINES on Al Jazeera, National Geographic, and the Ciné Institute of Haiti. Three films she helped produce for FRONTLINE were recognized with Emmy Awards. Her first feature documentary, DRIVER, about a long-haul truck driver and her community of women drivers, premiered at the Tribeca Festival in 2024. Nesa is a past fellow with the Sundance Institute, NYFA, Firelight Documentary Lab, and the Points North Institute. Her work has been supported by Catapult Film Fund, Doc Society, Tribeca Film Institute, the International Documentary Association, SFFILM Fund, and more.
