Nijla Mu’min is a writer and filmmaker from the East Bay Area. Her work is informed by poetry, music, literature, and dance. Her debut feature film Jinn, premiered at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival, where she won the Jury Recognition Award for Screenwriting. Jinn, a New York Times Critic’s pick, was released in 2018 by MGM. In 2019, she joined the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She also directed a short film for Netflix, entitled Black Prom. She’s directed episodes of “Queen Sugar,” “Insecure,” “Swagger,” “Wu-Tang: An American Saga,” “All Rise,” and “Reasonable Doubt.” She is currently developing her second feature film, Mosswood Park. This year, her short film Water Angel, produced by the MTV Staying Alive Foundation, was released on Youtube and Paramount Plus. She is a dual-degree graduate of CalArts MFA Film Directing and Creative Writing Programs, and a graduate of UC Berkeley.