Maria Achkar Email & Phone Number

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Designed and executed comprehensive course outlines for two classes:Art & Activism: Guided students in exploring a wide array of artists and artistic expressions, encouraging them to transcend mere aesthetics and advocate for diverse rights, often pushing societal boundaries.Media, Gender & Identity: Facilitated discussions on Feminism, with a specific emphasis on Feminism within the Arab World. This paved the way for an in-depth study of influential Arab women filmmakers, reshaping the global perception of Arab women's identity.Coordinated guest lectures and workshops featuring industry experts and organized extracurricular activities relevant to each class, enhancing students' learning experiences.

United States And Spain

Conducted research on news coverage and archival material in Spanish, En ish, and Thai for a docu-series A Recipe For Murder, a new Spanish documentary about the murder of Edwin Arrieta at the hands of Daniel Sancho.Created a detailed timeline of events, mapping the sequence of occurrences.Authored daily news reports and compiled biographies of key individuals, facilitating interviews.Collaborated on managing an archival sheet and translated materials from Spanish to English.Led main assembly and editing of a chapter, organizing edit assemblies with detailed markers in Premiere Pro of all the interviews conducted.

Madrid, Community Of Madrid, Spain

Designed and delivered a curriculum exploring diverse cultures within the Arab region, concurrently introducing International Relations Studies students to the fundamentals of the Arabic alphabet.

I am a freelance Songwriter, Music Composer and Singer for Lingokids, a Play Learning App for young children.

California, United States

- Applied successful research techniques to collect, analyze, and organize archival materials from Lebanon and the United States for the acclaimed four-part series 'Ghost of Beirut,' now airing on Showtime.-Proficiently translated Arabic archives, seamlessly integrating them into a montage with translated subtitles using Avid editing software.-Collaborated in translating sections of the script from English to Levantine Arabic, ensuring linguistic accuracy and cultural authenticity.

Translation of film interviews for the independent documentary production company Rain Media

Associate Producer on a feature documentary currently in development called We Never Left.Archival Researcher and assistant editor

Digitizer of the painter's artworks, creator her website on Squarespace and manager of the digital strategy.Director and editor of a short video portraying the artist's works and work process.

New York, New York, United States

Part-time teaching artist and film editor at the Lincoln Center, teaching the craft of filming to young students and editing 8 short student films.

New York, New York, United States

Assistant Editor and subtitle Translator on the documentary called An Act of Worship, a film about Muslim-American civil rights in the US seen through the eyes of different Muslim American women.

New York, United States

Freelance projects: NationsWell- Connected Communities video: Assisted in the creation of the short informative video about Connected Communities, a group whose mission is to teach the elderly in retirement homes, how to use Alexa to help them in their daily tasksProducer of Inspired by you (a series of short documentaries highlighting inspirational stories of day to day people in Lebanon).Co-directer of a documentary made for the tourism project of the Shouf Biosphere reserve in Lebanon Co-wrote the feature animation Alwan Beirut (the colors of Beirut) / Lent my voice to the character TarbouchePlayed the main character in the short film In White, a film by Dania Bdeir that has screened in different festivals all over the world while also winning awards.Played the role of Sophia in a Lebanese series called Awake (Aired on Sang 40 original short songs for children for the NGO Seenaryo (French and English)Carried out singing performances for the length of one month during Christmas time with Cats Production Lebanon

Lebanon

In collaboration with music producer, I wrote, composed and sang different songs for different brands in Lebanon.

Doha, Qatar

Production Coordinator for the Ajyal Film FestivalAssisted in the organization of the festival by conducting creative research about the chosen films, writing speeches and creating hub activitiesCoordinated with the event production team for all necessary material/ equipment needed for Jurors’ Hub and workshopsAssisted with the preparation of youth film workshops leading up to the Ajyal FestivalCo-Created Jury schedules for each jury section (for the entire length of the festival)Assisted jurors throughout the festival

Lebanon

Creative Coordinator, Manager and Producer in the development of documentary filmmaking, writing, photography and design projects.Carried out interviews, photographs, documentaries and other graphic material for the youth projects for online and offline content

Beirut

Generated creative video content and participated in the development of creative content strategiesAssisted in the brainstorming process and production of video projects

Beirut Lebanon

Created and delivered twelve film curriculums for MYP studentTaught courses ranging from photography to filmmaking and scriptwriting for MYP studentsProduced a singing performance for the students’ final year project

Undetermined

Coordinated the creation and delivery of all creative and technical content for a short movie celebrating the 15th anniversary of the largest restaurant chain in Lebanon .Organizing all the meetings and presentations of the Production House Ladies and Gentlemen.

Lebanon

Carried out a photography project to raise awareness around the condition of Syrian refugees. Planned and managed the implementation of an exhibition

CreativeTraining on Photoshop, Indesign and IllustratorDeveloped layouts and designs for magazines/Assisted in Advertising shoots

Doctor Of Communications, Audiovisual

An exploration of Arab Women Filmmaker's role in portraying the theme of immigration.

Creative Production Course, Film/Cinema/Video Studies

12 week class on how to go through the ins and out of creative production: Covering topics ranging from script development, building.

Master Of Fine Arts - Mfa, Photography/The Image And Electronic Arts

My MFA taught me the art of photography/film in every aspect: from the dark room to digital photography, from writing a script.

Bachelor Of Fine Arts - Bfa, Fine And Studio Arts

My BFA in Fine Arts combined with a minor in English Literature, helped me gain practice not only in the creation of Art, but also.