Naz & Maalik
TFI Suppport
IWC Filmmaker Award 2014
Logline
Two Muslims teens in love spend a summer's day hustling the streets of Brooklyn – until their secretive behavior leads them into the crosshairs of the War on Terror.
Jay Dockendorf
WRITER/DIRECTOR
Jay is a writer, director and composer. Naz & Maalik is his first narrative feature. His short documentary Vigilante Copy Editor (2013) was a featured Op-Doc of The New York Times. He co-composed the music for Naz & Maalik with Adam Gunther. Winner of Tribeca Film Institute's IWC Filmmaker to Watch award for Naz & Maalik, Jay has two more features in development with producers Margaret Katcher and Jacob Albert. All three are graduates of the Yale College.
Margaret Katcher
PRODUCER
Margaret is an LA-based writer and film producer. After spending two years in New Orleans as a Teach for America corps member, she began her career in film, hoping to produce material that presents beautiful writing and complex, diverse characters. She now works for screenwriter Eric Roth.
Jacob Albert
PRODUCER
Jacob is a New York-based writer and producer who has produced documentaries, short films, and music videos, most recently for the Brooklyn-based group X-Ambassadors. He is the recipient of a 2014 James Michener fellowship for screenwriting.