Alia Haju is a multidisciplinary artist and journalist living between Beirut and Brooklyn. Born in 1986, Alia grew up in South Lebanon until 1994 when she fled during the Israeli war on Lebanon to the UAE and later the US. In 2005 she returned to Lebanon to complete a Bachelor of Fine Arts at the American University of Beirut. Alia worked in various fields, including music, art direction, feature films, television series, and advertisement. She worked for Reuters (2012-2017) as a photographer and photo editor, covering the MENA region and the Syrian war, and as a freelance investigative journalist for multiple media organizations and advocacy groups, including The Legal Agenda, Amnesty International and UNDP. Alia’s award-winning photography and video work have been published in worldwide media outlets and featured in numerous exhibits. She is currently working on a number of projects, including the feature-doc “Kashkash”, and short anim-doc “Ship-of-Fools.”