Yasmeen

Yasmeen is a Lebanese director, writer, and actress based in New York whose work blends Lebanese and global pop culture to create stories that navigate the space between reality and absurdity. After beginning her career in Lebanon, earning a master’s degree in screenwriting and directing in Paris, and completing an intensive program at Stone Street Studios in New York, she developed a distinctive artistic voice shaped by migration, identity, chosen family, and the bittersweetness of life in the city.

An alumna of AFI’s Artist Community Network pilot cohort, Yasmeen returns in 2026 as an ACN Community Artist Leader, mentoring the next cohort of artists as they develop their creative practices while fostering a supportive community of artists living in exile.