Today we have the wonderful Samia Khalaf a Palestinian/Lebanese Senior Concept Artist currently working at Funomena. Samia shares her experience attending school as an international student and the hurdles one has to go though when trying to get a work visa. We also talk about how Samia slowly started becoming more comfortable sharing her artistic voice and started creating art that she enjoyed and didn't worry so much about trying to cater her art to other people. Samia also talked about her amazing opportunity with Facebook/Oculus where she got to direct a short film titled Kteer Tayyeb about her love of food and the joy and memories that it created with friends and family. She talks more in depth about creating a story in VR and so much more! Sit back relax and get ready to expand you mind with Samia!
Instagram: @samsoomfull
Portfolio: samiakhalaf.com
Kteer Tayyeb Short Film
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samia-khalaf/
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