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Nausheen Dadabhoy (she/her) is a Pakistani-American director and cinematographer working in documentary and fiction. She received her MFA in Cinematography from the American Film Institute. She’s had an Oscar-nominated film; her work shown at festivals including Sundance, TIFF, AFI Fest, IDFA; and on platforms including Netflix, HBO, and PBS. Nausheen has worked on four continents, speaks three languages, owns two cameras, and she was recently named one of DOCNYC’s “40 Under 40.” She is based in New York, Los Angeles, and Karachi.

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