Solvan Naim
- Director
- Producer
- Writer
Born to an Arab mother and a Jewish father, Solvan "Slick" Naim is an Emmy-nominated and Pea Body winning Algerian-American director, writer, and rapper from Brooklyn, New York. Slick directed the pilot and all episodes of the critically acclaimed and 100% RT fresh series MO for Netflix, with A24 and Ramy Youssef producing. Slick directed, starred, produced and wrote his series, It's Bruno, which is currently streaming on Netflix and received an Emmy nomination.
Slick was selected by Sony Pictures, FOX, and NBC in their Diverse Directors TV Program and has since directed for a wide range of television series, including multiple episodes of Snowfall (FX), Changeling (Apple), The Equalizer (CBS), Power (Starz), The Blacklist (NBC), and many more.
On the feature side, his debut feature Full Circle (which he wrote, directed, starred, and wrote the music for) won the audience award at the Urbanworld Film Festival, was acquired by eOne and premiered theatrically.
At 22, he became the youngest feature film producer, with the lowest budget, registered with the New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting at the time. His short film Stanhope won Best Picture in HBO's Short Film Competition at the American Black Film Festival.
As a rapper, Slick would write treatments to his songs. He began directing his own music videos which eventually evolved into film. He is known for a rapid fire flow and melodic hooks. Naim released his album Proof of Concept, the same day as his show It's Bruno!, where songs from the album were featured in the series. His music has been featured in several series he's directed on and continues to be licensed in other TV shows and films.
Slick is currently developing a feature with Spielberg at Amblin he is set to direct.
Slick was selected by Sony Pictures, FOX, and NBC in their Diverse Directors TV Program and has since directed for a wide range of television series, including multiple episodes of Snowfall (FX), Changeling (Apple), The Equalizer (CBS), Power (Starz), The Blacklist (NBC), and many more.
On the feature side, his debut feature Full Circle (which he wrote, directed, starred, and wrote the music for) won the audience award at the Urbanworld Film Festival, was acquired by eOne and premiered theatrically.
At 22, he became the youngest feature film producer, with the lowest budget, registered with the New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting at the time. His short film Stanhope won Best Picture in HBO's Short Film Competition at the American Black Film Festival.
As a rapper, Slick would write treatments to his songs. He began directing his own music videos which eventually evolved into film. He is known for a rapid fire flow and melodic hooks. Naim released his album Proof of Concept, the same day as his show It's Bruno!, where songs from the album were featured in the series. His music has been featured in several series he's directed on and continues to be licensed in other TV shows and films.
Slick is currently developing a feature with Spielberg at Amblin he is set to direct.
