Hany Hawasly is a documentary filmmaker, journalist, and educator who is passionate about telling nuanced stories between the Middle East and the United States. Hany specializes in Arabic-language documentary storytelling as editor, producer, translator, and cultural consultant. He’s worked on several inspiring documentary projects spanning subjects from everyday life in post-ISIS Raqqa to a one-of-a-kind all-woman metal band in Lebanon. At the Video Consortium, a global community that supports and connects nonfiction filmmakers, journalists, and organizations, Hany leads the University Initiative, working to better equip college students to thrive in the nonfiction video industry. Hany is a Foreign Fulbright Scholar and holds a Master’s in journalism from the University of Missouri. He’s been teaching at NYU SPS since 2020.