When legal advocacy proved to be not quite enough to satisfy her creativity Nagwa went back to school to study film and after writing and directing several of her own short films, she launched WitNas Productions, a visual media company dedicated to connecting humanity beyond borders. She recently completed her first feature film, Woven, which premiered last week at the L.A. film festival. AFF’s Artistic Director and Festival Programmer Deana Nassar caught up with Nagwa to talk about her career and to share thoughts on her new film.