Zainab Sultan

Zainab is an award-winning journalist, filmmaker, and impact producer whose work focuses on diversifying filmmaking spaces. Raised in Saudi Arabia, she spent several years working as a journalist in Doha, Qatar, where she developed her passion for storytelling. Her latest documentary, “Stand Up for Madinah,” premiered on Al Jazeera English. Zainab also served as the outreach and impact manager for “To Kill a Tiger,” a documentary nominated for the 96th Academy Awards. Zainab has worked with renowned film festivals, such as DOC NYC, where she managed key programmatic initiatives. She is a steering committee member of Bitchitra Collective: Indian Women in Documentary, an organization advocating for the rights of women and non-binary filmmakers of Indian origin in the U.S. and India. She is also a proud member of Brown Girls Doc Mafia, Asian American Documentary Network, and Global Impact Producers Alliance. Zainab's writing has been featured in Columbia Journalism Review, Al Jazeera English, U.S. News, and others. She lives in New Jersey with her husband and three kids.