A private school LA girl who lived in South Central with her grandma that insisted gunshots were cars backfiring, Neima turned to dance and writing to escape a pull between opposing worlds. She blew off steam by creating a snarky, comedic voice she acted out with Barbie dolls and by directing (forcing) her friends on the playground to learn and perform her choreography. All of this led her to creating colorful stories for TV, commercials, and music videos about coming of age and coming to.

Preferring life South of the 10 freeway, Neima most recently ventured out as Writers' Assistant on Amazon’s YEARLY DEPARTED. Prior to that, she was a showrunner's assistant on Netflix's FIRST KILL. She also co-created a comedy web series Sad-Ass Black Folk that was ranked the #1 web series to watch by Shadow & Act and was sponsored by Headspace. Since focusing on comedy writing, her scripts have made it to the semifinalist rounds of the Macro & The Black List Episodic Lab, The ATX Pitch Competition Second Round, and the 2019 Sundance Episodic Lab. She earned a BA in World Arts and Cultures/Dance, Magna Cum Laude, from UCLA and MFA from USC in Film and Television Production. 

She cringes at the fact that she lives for Hollywood dance classes. When she's not writing, directing or dancing, she's probably rollerskating, eating french fries, or yelling “get off the couch” at her standard Schnauzer. She is most passionate about mental health and wellness, specifically within the entertainment industry and the South of the 10/South Central/Inglewood communities.

For professional experience, please visit her Linkedin.

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