We Are Photographers

Yasmeen Turayhi is a first generation Iraqi American who has spent the vast majority of her life caught in between two worlds—one as an American, and one as an Iraqi. She also lives two lives simultaneously as a filmmaker and runs a product marketing advisory service Modern Product with diverse experience in finance, energy, fintech, healthtech, adtech and more. She’s the author of Product Marketing Debunked and serves on the Board of Directors of TechWadi, helping create bridges for entrepreneurs between the greater Middle East and Silicon Valley.In this episode Yasmeen explains why she was driven to create her short and feature film projects including A Star in the Desert and The Day Everything Changed—to share an under-represented perspective from the Middle East, from families who are on the receiving end of war & conflict, and expand perspectives and global consciousness. We hear about running a 122% funded Kickstarter, what she learned about financing short films while on crutches for four months an