Souki Mehdaoui

Souki is a director, recovering cinematographer and aspiring writer based in Los Angeles. Her work can be seen on Netflix, HBO, New York Times, Yahoo, Refinery29, TED, Art21, the Sundance-premiering documentaries “The Great Hack” and “Mucho Mucho Amor”.  Her directorial debut "Firelei Baez" won her Best Director at the Albuquerque Film & Music Experience and a NOWNESS Pick. In her free time, she directs mentorship programming for the Video Consortium (a global nonprofit dedicated to supporting documentary filmmakers) and advocates for trauma-informed practices in nonfiction film through documentary consulting, global virtual summits and drama-therapy workshops. She strives to find hope in dark corners, to explore the moving image as an entry-point into what’s overlooked, and to enjoy every style of skittle.