Saeed Al Batal, is a citizen journalist, photographer and filmmaker born in 1988 in Tartous, Syria. He delivered training and led numerous workshops in photography and news reporting, and has also worked as a reporter for various radio stations and wrote articles on Syrian current affairs for various agencies and institutions. Saeed is one of the founders of the Sam Lenses online gallery and the Humans of Syria project. His co-directed film, STILL RECORDING, won Valdivia Best Film and Venice Critic’s Week FIPRESCI & Audience awards.
