Zein Nakhoda

Zein Nakhoda is a filmmaker and organizer who is committed to social change within various media and communities. He is director at Training for Change, a capacity building organization for social justice movements, and has made community and movement media with Scrive Video Center, Philadelphia and Media Mobilizing Project, Philadelphia, as well as independently. His documentary Grounded While Walls Fall (2017) was part of Philadelphia Assembled, an expansive exhibition project on social engagement in collaboration with artist Jeanne van Heeswijk, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, 2017. Recent documentary and film projects include, among others, Eastwick in the Middle: Organizing for Environmental Justice, 2015; Marchers on Blair Mountain, 2012; and A Weekend with Occupy DC, 2012. Nakhoda lives and works in Philadelphia.