Neha Aziz

NEHA AZIZ (she/her) is a Pakistani-born writer, director, film programmer, and podcaster living in Austin, TX. From 2017 - 2020 Neha worked at SXSW as a member of the Communications team. She currently works as the Artistic Director for Austin Asian American Film Festival, and as a Film Programmer for Big Sky Documentary Festival and the Cleveland International Film Festival. Neha is also the Communications Manager for the Asian American Documentary Network (A-Doc). In 2021, she was named an iHeartRadio NextUP fellow for their inaugural podcast program; her show, PARTITION (limited series) debuted in August 2022 and has been featured on Apple Podcasts, NPR, The Austin Chronicle, The 19th News, The Austin American - Statesman, The RepresentASIAN Project, Asian Founded, and more. In 2023, Neha was one of five recipients of the WAVE Grant from Wavelength Productions, a grant and one year mentorship given to first time female/non-binary directors of color. Her short, SO, THAT HAPPENED marked her directorial debut and is currently on the festival circuit. She was a writer for the PBS Digital Series ROOTS OF RESISTANCE and was named a 2025 Unlock Her Potential Directing Mentee. She was also a finalist for Sundance’s inaugural Cultural Impact Residency. Neha is in development on a number of projects.