Yousef is a first time documentary filmmaker and longtime storyteller. His work centers around understanding the dynamics of occupation in Palestine, and community resilience in conflict zones. He holds a Master of Development Practice from UC Berkeley and hopes to use his skills to aid and empower marginalized communities in the Middle East. Yousef spent the first part of his childhood in Palestine, then relocated to Qatar with his family in the midst of the Second Intifada. He attended the University of British Columbia, where he earned a BA in Economics. He has been a fellow with the SFFILM Catapult Documentary Fellowship, received production and post-production grants from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC), and has been a fellow with the Gotham Documentary Feature Lab (formerly IFP Documentary Lab).

Marielle Olentine is multimedia storyteller and filmmaker championing a collaborative and regenerative approach to filmmaking. From covering the Syrian Revolution to following presidential candidates on the campaign trail in 2016, her work has appeared on VICE, Al Jazeera, Huffington Post, and HBO. As an Associate Producer on Erin Lee Carr’s MOMMY DEAD & DEAREST and Ben Younger’s BLEED FOR THIS, her work has premiered at SXSW & TIFF. As a storyteller she seeks to weave together narratives that honor, celebrate and bridge differences, finding inspiration in the interconnectedness of nature and the devotion of oral story-keepers across the globe. Through her work on THREE PROMISES she participated in SFFILM’s Catapult Documentary Fellowship and the Gotham Documentary Lab (formerly IFP Documentary Lab) and was a recipient of the Arab Fund for Arts & Culture’s (AFAC) production and post-production grants. When she’s not producing films she manages a non-profit media production organization called Tikkun Olam Productions, that provides accessible multimedia storytelling to frontline social & environmental justice groups.