An attorney who specializes in immigration law and criminal defense, Nagwa Ibrahim has handled Guantanamo cases, other prisoner rights cases, and provided free legal representation for individuals who cannot afford attorneys in their criminal parole proceedings. She has traveled throughout the world on humanitarian delegations including to Chiapas, Mexico, Iraq, Israel, Palestine, South Africa, and Venezuela. Through her travels and work as an attorney, Ibrahim became inspired to become a filmmaker, where stories of real people can be heard, felt and experienced in one space that transcends borders.

After producing a series of short films, Ibrahim officially launched a production company, WitNas Productions. The purpose of WitNas is to use visual media of all types, whether feature films, documentaries, web-series, etc., as a means of connecting humanity beyond borders by sharing the stories and lives of people around the world so that we may bridge the gaps, appreciate difference while also celebrating that which connects us all. WitNas is currently in postproduction on the narrative feature film Woven, which Ibrahim directed and served as one of a team of producers. Woven is a film about an Ethiopian American family and a White American family whose lives are turned upside down after a tragedy strikes in New York.