Sofian Khan

Sofian Khan is an Emmy-nominated director, producer, and founder of Capital K Pictures.

His feature documentary The Interpreters had its national broadcast premiere on PBS' Independent Lens in fall 2019. Following the lives of Afghan and Iraqi interpreters targeted by insurgents for their work with American forces, it was made with support from the MacArthur Foundation and ITVS, and was nominated for an Emmy in the News & Documentary category.

Khan is a 2019-2020 Sundance Institute Creative Producing Fellow and was included in the 2019 DOC NYC 40 Under 40 list.

His short work has appeared on Field of Vision, Al Jazeera, NBC Digital, American Masters, and The Atlantic Selects.

His 2018 short Do We Belong? was shortlisted for an IDA Award. His short film for American Masters, Street Level: Anik Khan, was nominated for an NAACP Image Award and won a 2021 Webby Award.