Mazen Abukhalaf is an emerging 17-year-old filmmaker from Arlington, MA, where he’s a senior in high school. His first short film, a satirical comedy titled “Mayor!”, premiered in May, 2024 at the A-Town Film Festival. Mazen directs and produces sports and entertainment programming at Arlington Community Media, Inc. He will be attending Ithaca College for the next four years, class of 2029.