Ahmed Alhagri, a filmmaker and storyteller, has been pursuing an independent career over the past five years through collaborating with several organizations and international TV outlets, such as AJ+, UNESCO, BBC, and Al Jazeera Network. Currently, he is studying B.A. in Media Studies at UIA in Malaysia. Moreover, his films have been nominated in international festivals in California, New York, and Romania. In January 2019, Ahmed found “Yemen Used to be,” a social media platform that aims to alter stereotypes about Yemen, promoting its people’s cultural heritage by visual storytelling.