Mariam Khayat

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Birthday 1993-10-31 (31 years old)

Place of Birth Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Mariam Khayat

Biography

Mariam Khayat is an animator, animation producer, and film editor. In her work, narrative and experimental, she often explores concepts related to dreams and the human psyche. Her animated short “Labyrinth of the Heart” (2017) has screened at multiple festivals around the world. She has edited the Saudi feature film “The Great Muse” (2018), a few short films and TV shows. Mariam has worked as a producer in both short and feature films. Her most recent producing project is “Mukhaikh,” a short animation film that won a grant to pitch at the Robert Bosch Stiftung for International Cooperation Germany/Arab World in Germany. The film is currently in pre-production. Mariam was an animation instructor at Dar Alhekma University in Jeddah prior to moving to LA in 2018 to pursue an MFA degree in Animation and Digital Arts from the University of Southern California.

Known For

Director

2023
2020

Producer

2020
2018
The Great Muse

as Executive Producer

Editor

2020
2018
The Great Muse

as Editor

Sound

2020
Best Friends Forever

as Sound Mixer

2020
Best Friends Forever

as Sound Designer

Actor

Crew

2020
Izzy's Demons

as Compositor

Visual Effects

2020

Art

2019
Wildflower

as Main Title Designer

Writer

2020