Solvan Naim

Solvan "Slick" Naim is an Award winning Algerian-American writer, director and rapper who was born and raised in New York City. His debut feature, Full Circle (in which he wrote, directed, s ...Show More

Solvan "Slick" Naim is an Award winning Algerian-American writer, director and rapper who was born and raised in New York City. His debut feature, Full Circle (in which he wrote, directed, starred, edited and produced) won 5 festival awards including the Audience Award at the 2013 HBO Urbanworld Festival and was acquired by EOne.At 22, he became the youngest producer to register his feature with the New York Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting at the time.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.His short film, Stanhope, was one of five shorts selected by HBO for their 2015 HBO Short Film Competition and took home the grand prize for Best Film. The film won several other festivals including NBC Universal's Short Fest, receiving the Best Director and Audience Awards.Slick was selected by Sony Pictures as a finalist in their Diverse Directors TV Program in 2015 and has started his first TV gig directing on the Netflix series, The Get Down with Baz Luhrmann. He was later picked up by FOX and NBC for their TV Director programs and went on to direct shows for them as well.In addition to his work in film, Slick has directed & produced commercials for Nike and G-Shock as well as music videos for a bevy of other artists. Hide