Leila Mokhtar

Biography

I am a filmmaker who began my journey in media as a graphic designer and illustrator at age 17. This early start sparked a deep passion for visual storytelling, leading me to study filmmaking at BUC within the Graphics Department.

During my studies, I explored various narrative mediums. My first short film was a "one-man crew" stop-motion project. Following that, I transitioned into video editing and motion graphics, eventually completing an internship where I wrote, directed, and edited my second short a live-action film that screened at the 2023 Lift-Off Global Network in London.

In my senior year, while working as a part-time video editor, I produced my graduation project: a 2D animated...