.Maharat

Executive Producer and Host for A digital series Called “MAHARAT: producing in Unproductive Times” created for EMERGING producers in the Arab Region

Click HERE to watch the filmed episodes

Podcast Episodes w/ River Conversations

01: River Conversation with Rasha Salti (Beirut)
Christopher Hibma
02: River Conversation with Ahmed Al Attar (Cairo)
Christopher Hibma
03: River Conversation with Mike van Graan (Cape Town)
Christopher Hibma
04: River Conversation with Bashar Murkus + Khulood Basel (Haifa)
Christopher Hibma
05: River Conversation with Mara Isaacs (Princeton)
Christopher Hibma
06: River Conversation with Joseph Haj + Philip Bither (Minneapolis)
Christopher Hibma
07: River Conversation with Rima Mismar (Beirut) + Christine Kuan (New York)
Christopher Hibma
08: River Conversation with Mahmoud Othman (Cairo)
Christopher Hibma
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SERIES CREDITS

  • Christopher Hibma, Host + Executive Producer

  • Abdullah Al-Kafri, Executive Director

  • Christine Youakim, Program Manager

  • Basma Baydoun, Program Officer

  • Jennifer Jahjah, Program Officer

  • Jake Yuzna, Series Director

  • Adam El Sayigh, Series Script Writer

  • Kelly Gilpatrick, Series Local Producer

  • Adam Olson, Series Director of Photography

  • John Sims, Series Production Sound Mixer

  • Rachel Knoll, Series Second Camera

  • Willow Muscovitz, Teleprompter

  • Tyler Carlson, Production Assistant

An 8-episode series for Ettijahat-Independent Culture (Beirut) created for artists in the Arab Region that celebrates creative producers and the skills it takes to make things happen. Each episode examines unique aspects of producing live performance including:

  • Arab Work in Global Context

  • Pitching Your Work Internationally

  • Beyond the Region

  • Self-Producing

  • Fundamentals of Finance

  • Principles of Co-Production

  • Finding the Funding

  • Protecting Your Rights

Included in each episode is an extended “River Conversation” with guests including Rasha Salti (Beirut), Ahmed Al Attar (Cairo), Mike van Graan (Cape Town), Bashar Murkus & Khulood Basil (Haifa), Mara Isaacs (Princeton), Joseph Haj & Philip Bither (Minneapolis), Rima Mismar (Beirut), Christine Kuan (New York) and Mahmoud Othman (Cairo).

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