EXPERIENCE
2018-Present: Assistant Director at the Mahmoud S Taman Foundation
2023: Education Coordinator at the Arab Film and Media Institute
2022- 2023: Head of Development and Filmmaker Services at the Arab Film and Media Institute
2021 - 2022: Transformative Leadership Fellow at the National Network for Arab American Communities
2021: Co-Founder of RVA Community Fridges Nonprofit
2018: Visitor Experience Associate at the Institute for Contemporary Art at VCU
EDUCATION
2025 - Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking at Georgia State University in Atlanta, GA
2020 - Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies in Africana, Film, Gender, Sexuality, and Queer Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA
FILMOGRAPHY
What the Water Gave Me (2025) - Atlanta, GA - Director/Producer - Short Documentary- M.F.A. Thesis Film at Georgia State University - Executive Producer Kim Fields
Rat Tail (2025) - Atlanta, GA - Cinematographer - Short Experimental Narrative - Winner of the Audience Award at Kodak x ATL Film Society 100 Feet of Film Contest - Screened at the Atlanta Film Festival in May 2025
Rejuvenation (2024) - Atlanta, GA - Associate Producer/Head of Art Department - Feature Narrative - Created by Georgia State University Students - Executive Producer Tom Luse (The Walking Dead)
EXHIBITIONS
2022 - Common Thread - Richmond, VA - Visual Arts Center - Featured Artist in Cohort Group Gallery Exhibit - Darkroom Photography Installation
2022 - Arab Women in the Arts - San Francisco, CA - Arab Film and Media Institute Annual Hybrid Event - Virtual Gallery Exhibit Event Programmer - Visual Artist Curator and Organizer
WEBSITE DESIGN AND ARCHIVAL PROJECTS
2021 - Abdel Latif ElNashar Archival Project and Website - abdellatifelnashar.com
2020 - Mahmoud S Taman Foundation Non-Profit Website - mstamanfoundation.org
SOCIAL MEDIA
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