Born in Lebanon in 1975, Mahmoud Hojeij is a video artist, filmmaker and writer. He studied communication at the European Graduate School in Switzerland and media studies at the New School University, New York. Films include Wish You Were Here (2006), Memories of Ras Beirut (2006), Tell Me Something (2006), Sa Carapace (2006), Shameless Transmissions (2000), and Once (1998). Hojeij has also co-edited several books on photography and video, including Performing Images with Ziad Antar (2006), In-Pose with Diana Dilworth (2003), and Transit Visa with Akram Zaatari (2001).