Ghiath Ayoub is a filmmaker and visual artist born in 1989 in Yabrod, Syria. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Fine Art University of Damascus (2013), and is the co-founder of a number of open spaces across Beirut. Ghiath has worked in graphic design and on films that have been featured online and in global exhibition spaces. In addition, he is actively involved in various civil society initiatives and projects, such as Humans of Syria. His co-directed film, STILL RECORDING, won Valdivia Best Film and Venice Critic’s Week FIPRESCI & Audience awards.