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Award-winning Saudi-German producer and director with over 18 years of professional experience and multiple award-winning films, documentaries, and corporate videos. He began his film career in Los Angeles in 2005, before graduating from California State University with a BA in Radio, TV & Film in 2007. He completed his 1st feature-length film, Saudis in America (2007), a documentary sold to Amazon, Netflix, and Blockbuster. His roles have varied, with his first job as an Assistant to the Producer of AmericanEast (2008) starring the monk Tony Shalhoub. He then wore multiple hats as Associate Producer, 1st AD, and Editor on Three Veils (2011), an award-winning film about gender and identity.
In Saudi Arabia, Fahmi produced and directed The Corporation (2011) a micro-budget TV mockumentary with an edgy depiction of gender segregation and sexual harassment at the workplace. More recently, he served as Associate Producer on Bunuwirah (2020), the first Saudi horror film to be released in local cinemas.
On November 30th, 2020, Farahat led a passionate team to produce Yajuj: Curse of Iram, a live, interactive, and immersive play streamed online. He then co-founded Dramaturgys, specializing in film development, packaging, and producing.
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