Akram Shibly

Akram Shibly is a New York-based independent filmmaker and native New Yorker. He is a content producer for Buffalo Toronto Public Media and runs his own production company, True Intent Productions. His documentary film about Syrian refugees, “Waiting at the Door,” won the Grand Jury Prize at the State University of New York Wide Film Festival in 2016. He received a bachelor’s degree in digital media studies from SUNY Buffalo in 2015 and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in screenwriting at DePaul University.