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I'm Raed (like ‘Rapid,’ without the P), a Capital Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker and writer based in Brooklyn. Through image and word, I’m here for the story.
My work spans international nonprofits, media outlets like BBC News and Christianity Today, and think tanks like the UVA Center for Politics. I write, direct, shoot, edit, research, and consult—telling stories that illuminate, challenge, and resonate.
FILM & VIDEO
The Bulletin, Remembering Steve Albini
UVA Center for Politics, Common Grounds? (2021) NOMINATED FOR A CAPITAL EMMY
Organization of African Students at UVA, Journey to the Black Infinite
100 Fold Studios, Summer Studio 2021 | Week 3
WRITING
You Are a Tree Book Review, Christianity Today
The Harrowing of Hell, Christianity Today
Writing as Pure Play, Ekstasis Magazine
“Common Grounds?,” the first ever student-produced documentary by the University of Virginia Center for Politics, was nominated in the category for Best Cultural/Topical documentary by the Capital Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The film features several students from the center’s 2021 intern class and other UVA students of contrasting political views working together to achieve a shared goal.
The film has also received other accolades, including:
Best Student Short at the 2022 Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Official selection of the spring 2022 Oregon Documentary Film Festival, where it was a finalist for Best Documentary Film and Best Cinematography.
Finalist Documentary Short at the February 2022 Emerging Artists Film Festival.
An Award of Merit in the March 2022 Best Shorts Competition.
UPCOMING ProjecT
UNTITLED BOLIVIAN MINERS DOC SHORT,
in post-production.
Dir: Raed Gilliam
DP: James Martin
