ohammed Ali Naqvi is not a name known to every Pakistani, but as a filmmaker, he has solid credentials. A case in point: he has picked up an Emmy nomination for Netflix’s docuseries Turning Point: The Bomb and The Cold War in the Outstanding Historical Documentary category this year. He has been nominated as an executive producer for the docuseries.

Netflix has a habit of releasing documentary series nearly as often as it releases fictional series. To carve a space and perch in the top 10 list is, therefore, not an easy task. But if you have seen Turning Point: The Bomb and The Cold War, you will learn that the recognition from viewers and the Emmy nomination is not mere hype. This is not dramatised, nor does it take liberty with the truth. A lot of effort and research went into this project, and it shows.

For those who have followed Naqvi’s career closely, this is not his first Emmy nomination. Deadline confirmed his past accomplishments, noting, “He directed Emmy nominated films The Accused: Damned or Devoted? (2020) and Among the Believers (2015). His documentary, Pakistan’s Hidden Shame, won the U.N Association Festival Grand Jury prize (2014), and Naqvi received the inaugural Television Academy Honour for his film, Shame (2006, Showtime).”

Shaping important non-fiction stories in a global context, Mohammed Ali Naqvi is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (Oscars) under the category of Documentaries, a member of the Television Academy (Emmys) and IDA (International Documentary Association). He currently serves as Chairman of the Pakistan Academy Selection Committee.

As for Turning Point: The Bomb and The Cold War, the nine-part documentary series, was filmed across several countries and features prominent figures including Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, former CIA Director Robert Gates, and former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (and several others).

Previously, a different instalment in the same documentary series—Turning Point: 9/11 and the War on Terror—was also nominated, and Mohammed Ali Naqvi earned an Emmy nomination for it as well.

Just this month, Naqvi was also named a 2025 Concordia Fellow by Concordia Studio, the Oscar-winning production company founded by Davis Gugg-enheim, alongside Contessa Gayles, Jason M. Harper, and, Jennifer Tiexiera.

The Documentary Filmmaker Fellow-ship recognises filmmakers pushing boundaries and amplifying under-represented voices in non-fiction cinema.

Speaking to Geo Television, the documentary filmmaker, noted, “As a co-executive producer, I had the extra-ordinary privilege of researching and uncovering some of the Cold War’s darkest chapters. For me, this series is a reminder that history isn’t in the past—it’s the blueprint for our present.”

He also clarified that this is his fifth nomination, including the Television Academy Honour he received in 2008 for Shame. “I see my role not just as a filmmaker, but as a space-maker — someone working to carve out room for more of us to be seen, heard, and valued on the world stage,” Naqvi concluded.