Bio
Career Highlights
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2006 Completed 1st feature length documentary, titled Saudis in America.
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2008 Directed live US Nationwide concerts tour for international artiest Outlandish.
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2008 A Father Taken won Audience Choice Award at Newport Beach Film Festival, CA, USA.
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2010 Served as a 1st AD / Editor on the award winning feature film Three Veils.
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2010 Directed the award wining DHL / Manchester United Cup Tour Riyadh Video.
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2011 Where R U? won best Arab Short film at the Doha-Tribeca Film Festival.
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2011 A Night to Remember won 3rd Place Best Documentary at Abu Dhabi Film Festival.
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2012 Served as Local Producer for a VICE Production titled Saudi Arabian Women Unveiled
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2014 Directed and Produced content for the inauguration of King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
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2015 Competed in the MBC TV show Through Saudi Eyes (بعيون سعودية) hosted by Nasser Alqasabi.
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2015 Got promoted to Dad.
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2016 Directed the feature length Documentary, Journey of Discovery featuring Astronaut Prince Sultan bin Salman.
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2016 Creative Producer on a Ramadan Travel Show for Rotana Khalijiah titled Road Trip Europe 2.
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2016 Journey of Discovery won Best Documentary at The Riyadh Film Competition
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2017 Directed and Produced Saudi Aramco's Official Saudi National Day Film.
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2017 God's Little Gift wins Best Short Film at the King Fahad Special Needs Festival, Riyadh.
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2018 The Wedding Dress nominated for Best Short Film at the Arabian Cinema Awards, aka Arabic Oscars, in Cairo.
Work Experience
Saudi Aramco
Job Title: Production Director II
Date: January 2014 - current
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Producing and Directing content used for public relations and awareness campaigns. Content used for in-house events, TV and social media distribution.
Al Hoty Group
Job Title: Production Editor
Date: February 2013 - January 2014
Location: Dhahran, Saudi Arabia
Working as a contracted employee at Saudi Aramco’s Media Production Division, a full-fledged production house and home of two FM stations. Work includes editing, directing and producing in-house productions for Events, PR, safety, training and recruitment.
7th Dream Films
Job Title: Senior Producer
Date: May 2012 - February 2013
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Running day-to-day operations. Scheduling and budgeting for shoots. Overseeing multiple productions of films and documentaries for TV, social media and film festivals.
Al-Farouk Group
Job Title: Head of Productions
Date: April 2009 - April 2012
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Running day-to-day operations. Overseeing multiple productions from concept to delivery. Content include TV shows, films, online content, documentaries corporate videos and live events. Also directing award winning films that had a wide festival releases around the world.
MAS Media Foundation
Job Title: Content Producer
Date: February 2008 - March 2009
Location: Anhiem, CA
Coordinating and producing on-line content, PSAs, as well as, overseeing media and video coverage for nationwide convention and exhibitions. Conducting nationwide production workshops for youth.
Zahra Pictures
Job Title: Director / Editor
Date: July 2005 - February 2008
Location: Anhiem, CA
Started as an intern then an assistant to producer Ahmad Zahra. Work includes assisting in film and documentary productions, distribution and content development. Soon after, got converted to a full time employee as a director and editor for company productions which include films, TV documentaries and featurettes. Assisting GM with content distribution and acquisition.
Titan Communications
Job Title: Audio & Video Technician
Date: September 2004 – July 2005
Location: Fullerton, California
Operating TV station equipments, cameras and lights. Working as a Director and/or Technical Director on in-studio shoots. Directing news segments and multi-camera shoot.
Al-Akhbar USA Newspaper
Job Title: Assistant to Editor-in-chief
Date: September 2003 – September 2004
Location: Burbank (LA), California
Assistanting Editor-in-chief in designing and creating content for newspaper both print and online. As while as covering local Arab-American events and marketing the newspaper.
PC Zone Computers
Job Title: Computer Technician
Date: March 1999 – June 2001
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Work includes sells, costumer services and computers maintenance (hardware and software). Developing and Designing websites as requested.
SADMTC
Job Title: Coordinator
Date: Fall 1995 – June 2001
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Starting working at Saudi Center for Management & Technical Development (SADMTC) after school as an office boy. Then transitioned into tele-marketing then going out and meeting clients and coordinating services with company for workshops and meeting with our in-house consultants. Later, became in charge of computer maintenance, IT and web designing and development, as well as, programing applications for operations.