Mariam Khayat is an animation writer and producer. She holds an MFA degree in Animation and Digital Arts from the University of Southern California. She recently produced and directed the animation short “The Menace from Above” which received the Best Animation award from the Saudi Film Festival, and produced “Saleeg” which premiered at Annecy and opened the Saudi Film Festival.
Mariam co-founded Cinepoetics Pictures, a film production studio, where she’s currently developing and producing animation projects. When she's not making films, Mariam is enjoying the Red Sea.