I’m a Lebanese-American, Emmy and Peabody-winning documentary filmmaker and podcaster. I currently work on producing, writing, and developing investigative documentary stories for podcasts, film and TV.

In my past life, I was a reporter at The Wall Street Journal covering the Syrian war and its resulting refugee crisis. I also worked at Al Jazeera English, helped launch Al Jazeera America (RIP), and worked at the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) for a few years.

I grew up in post-civil war Lebanon and speak English, Arabic + a tiny bit of French. My mother grew up in Venezuela, so I am also well-versed in Spanish words of endearment and damnation.

Here’s a quote I love by Gillian Flynn: “I think the world can be divided into the people who like to look under the rock and the people who don’t want to look under the rock.” I’m the kind that looks under the rock.

I’m currently based in Los Angeles, CA.

Awards

Press

2025 Peabody Winner - Yousef, Youmna, Banias, and Majd: Four Lives in Gaza - This American Life

2025 Emmy Winner - Outstanding Arts, Culture or Entertainment Coverage - Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller “Illegal Gambling”

2024 Emmy Winner - Outstanding Science and Technology Documentary - Science Fair: The Series

2023 Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Research - News - Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller “White Supremacy”

2023 Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Crime and Justice Reporting - Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller “White Supremacy”

2023 Emmy Nomination - Outstanding Business, Consumer and Economic Reporting - Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller “Stolen Cars”

2022 Signal Award – Documentary Gold Winner – Editor – “THE SLEEPING CHILDREN” – Kerning Cultures Network

2022 Signal Award – 2022 Individual Episodes Music – Editor – “SHEIKH IMAM: VOICE OF DISSENT” – Kerning Cultures Network

2022 The Webby Awards Nominee – Director, Writer – Documentary Podcast of the year 2022, Original Music Score / Best Sound Design 2022 – “The Messenger” – Dreamville Studios

2021 Emmy Nomination – Outstanding Business and Economic Reporting - Long Form” – Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller S1E1 “Scams”

2020 The Webby Awards Honoree – Editor Producer – Podcasts: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion 2020 – Kerning Cultures Network