Syrian-Canadian filmmaker Amar Chebib began making videos while growing up skateboarding in the Middle East. With sensitivity and style, his work pushes the boundaries between genres and is rooted in the perspective of the underrepresented.

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His short hybrid doc, JOE BUFFALO, is about an Indigenous skateboarding legend and survivor of Canada’s notorious Indian Residential School system. It was executive produced by Tony Hawk, won the Audience Award at SXSW, and was widely considered a contender for the 94th Academy Awards. His most recent short, THE RUNNER, is about an Indigenous 20-year-old who ran a 100-mile ultramarathon for mental health in his community. It was acquired by The New Yorker and featured by Short of the Week.

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Amar has directed work for notable brands such as Square, AirBnB, Beats by Dre, Casper, and Bank of America. He resides with his wife and daughter in Vancouver, BC and continues to work globally.