Zeina Abi Assy is a Lebanese writer and media artist based in Brooklyn. She has an MFA in Creative Writing Nonfiction from The New School, and a BFA in Graphic Design from The American University of Beirut. In her work, she explores the complex intersection between the personal and the global manifestation of culture, art, and politics. She manages the Interactive Programs at Tribeca Film Institute. And she is the digital media editor and one of the founders of the literary and arts organization called The Seventh Wave.