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Mahdi Khmili filming on location
Recording — Visual Storyteller

Mahdi
Khmili

Visual storyteller and artist — using video and photography to tell stories around the world. A passion through the lens, and a dedication to the art of visual storytelling.

National Film Festival — first prize, 2013 Eye to Heart Festival — SIFF award, 2014 Work created and shown across the globe

Two mediums, one voice

01 / FILM

Film

Documentary and narrative shorts. Director and Director of Photography.

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02 / PHOTO

Photography

Documentary, personal projects, and commissioned photography.

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Perception — eL Seed's mural over a Cairo garbage-collector neighborhood

Featured — Film

Perception

A feature documentary following eL Seed's mural project across a Cairo garbage-collector neighborhood, produced with the Barjeel Art Foundation. The project reached global news and media, with coverage across thousands of publications, and the photographs were printed in eL Seed's collector's book, Perception.

Director of Photography: Mahdi Khmili · Exec. Producer: Sultan Sooud Al Qassemi · View project on elseed-art.com

Featured — Film

Meanwhile in Tunisia

A short narrative film shot in Tunisia, where Mahdi served as director of photography.

Directed by Inès Khannoussi · Director of Photography: Mahdi Khmili

Meanwhile in Tunisia — official film poster
Mahdi Khmili at sunset, camera in hand

About

Stories that bridge gaps.

In crafting content that elevates and transforms, Mahdi envisions a world where stories bridge gaps and create connections. His role as a storyteller — through the lens of a camera or the strokes of a pen — is driven by a belief in the power of visual narratives to shape perspectives.

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