Two closeted Muslim teens have their Friday afternoon ruined by FBI surveillance when their small-time scheming sets an agent on their trail. Set over the course of a single day in Bed-Stuy, Naz & Maalik examines the mysterious forces that animate teenage minds, ten years into the War on Terror.

Director: Jay Dockendorf

Executive Producer: Jay Dockendorf, Margaret Katcher

Producer: Margaret Katcher, Jacob Albert, Lacey Dorn

Screenwriter: Jay Dockendorf

Cinematographer: Jake Magee

Editor: Andy Hafitz

Production Designer: Dylan Metzger

Sound Designer: Mark Corbin

Music: Adam Gunther

Additional Credits: Costume Designer: Heeseung Kim, Casting Director: Holly Buczek, CSA

Principal Cast: Curtiss Cook, Jr., Kerwin Johnson, Jr., Annie Grier, Anderson Footman, Bradley Custer, Ashleigh Awusie

Jay Dockendorf (director) is a New York-based filmmaker 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.

Sales Agent: Nick Ogiony, CAA

Public Film Contact
Margaret Katcher
Pecking Wilds, LLC
margaret.katcher@gmail.com

Publicity Contact
Rene Ridigner
rridinger@mprm.com