Sofian Khan is an Emmy-nominated filmmaker and founder of Capital K Pictures. He co-directed, produced and shot The Interpreters, a feature-length documentary following Afghan and Iraqi interpreters being targeted for their work helping American forces. The film made its broadcast premiere on the 2019 season of PBS Independent Lens. His episode of the PBS American Masters series, “In the Making” (2021), received a Webby Award and NAACP Image nomination.
In 2022, Khan directed an episode of the new series Takeout with Lisa Ling on HBOMax and produced An Act of Worship under the Capital K Pictures banner, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and broadcasted on PBS' POV series. He was a Sundance Producing Fellow in 2019-2020, a 2024 Creative Capital Awardee and current Disney Muslim Filmmakers Fellow.
At MacDowell, Khan spent the month editing in collaboration with Faisal Azam. The pair assembled the first half of Khan's personal documentary hybrid feature Karachi Sky. Since starting the project in 2023, Khan has been named a 2024 Creative Capital Awardee and 2024-2025 Sundance+Disney Muslim filmmaking fellow, and has presented Karachi Sky at the Hot Docs Forum and Sundance Catalyst pitch events.
Portrait by Quinlan Corbett
