Ali Al-Arian is a filmmaker based in Los Angeles. He spent five years as a journalist at Al Jazeera English, after graduating from the University of Chicago where he specialized in Islamic Intellectual History. At Al Jazeera, he was part of the award-winning team that worked on Palestine Remix, a project that uses interactive technology to tell the story of modern Palestine. He also helped found Al Jazeera’s Middle East focus webpage, where he commissioned, edited, and wrote articles.