Directing a shoot at L’Oreal in New York for an Amazon project, with cinematographer Iliya Gegov. Photos by David Seth Cohen.
Laila Kazmi is a two-time Emmy® Award winning producer, director, writer, editor, and curator. Read full bio > >
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Human Centered Stories Showcase
Oct 15, 2026 - During my 15+ years career in broadcast and media production, I have had the honor of producing numerous meaningful stories. I've been thinking about the stories that I produced, wrote, directed or edited. The ones that helped me grow the most. The ones that have stayed with me. The people, artists, activists, entrepreneurs, who shared their most vulnerable moments in the hope of making a difference for someone else. The ones who taught me something about myself and the ones who inspired me to keep learning. I am taking some of these timeless stories out of my archives and sharing them here. - Laila Kazmi
Independent Film in Progress
REACHING NEW HEIGHTS is a feature length documentary film in production on the life and legacy of the American structural engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan, known as the ‘Einstein of structural engineering’ and ‘father of modern-day skyscrapers.’
“Khan gave architects the ability to design buildings that they could only dream of before.”
Winner of two Northwest Regional Emmy® Awards and six nominations.
Executive Content
World Environment Day project in collaboration with Amazon, L’Oreal, Unilever, Blueland, and Hot Jiang. Watch the video »
Project celebrating 25 years of Amazon opening it’s store to third party sellers. Project involved coordination with 6 SVPs and VPs at Amazon. Watch the video »
Amazon VP Dharmesh Mehta shares highlight from Amazon’s Small Business Empowerment Report.
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Keynote content at main stage at Amazon Accelerate Conference 2025.
Branded Content
Founder Stories: Sharie Hendricks | Amazon
Sharie Hendricks started Laguna Candles because she wanted clean burning candles. The success of the family business allowed her to demonstrate to her daughters that they too could achieve anything they set their mind.
Founder Stories: Alfred Mai | Amazon
Aflred Mai started ASM Games with his wife Sarah Mai, out of their living room. Being an e-commerce business allowed them to reach customers directly and chart their own course as a small business.
Amazon | Small Business Big Moments | uLace
Fashion designer Tim Talley founded uLace no tie sneakers to solve a common problem that consumers face with shoe laces. E-commerce allowed him to grow his business in a way he never imagined.
Amazon | Small Business Big Moments | Moment
Aisha Chottani is the founder of Moment. Growing up in an entrepreneur family empowered her to start her own brand from scratch. She shares her big milestone moments in this branded content series produced for Amazon.
Broadcast Documentaries - PBS
About the Story - Conversations on Film
