WALID CHAYA producer 571 - 275 - 8632 walidchaya@gmail.com www.walidchaya.com PRODUCING/PRODUCTION FILM & TELEVISION Executive Producer /Director Driving Ms. Saud i ( mu lti - award - winning short ) Moonlit Wings Productions Associate Producer Slingshot ( starring Chris Mu lkey) The Raging Pig Executive Producer Spreading Our Wings (documentary) Vintage Videography Associate Producer Trading Ages (feature documentary) RI FF Produc tions Producer / Director Change of Season (short, 48GG Top 20) Hobgoblin Pictures Associate Producer/Production Manager Strive (short, Winner MIX “Corp. Prod. Award”) Th e Media Industry XChange Associate Producer Missy Cross (webseries) Bell Tow er Pictur es Producer Assistant By The Grace Of Bob ( feature ) Bell Tower Pictures Producer Assistant The Wreck ( “Cannes” short film corner ) Kevin Haus, Inc. OFF - BROADWAY Produc er/ Director Check, Please 777 Theater Associate Producer Disney’s The H appiest M illionaire (Benefit Concert) Joe’s Pub Producer/ Director Hard Candy The Players Theatre Producer/ Director 21 Guaranteed Ways to Get Detention 777 Theater Producer/ Direct or We Are Monsters 777 Theater REGIONAL THEATER Executive Producer / Director MENASA Diversity Show case ( BroadwayWorld WINNER ) Richard Newdick Theatre Executive Producer/ Director Godspell Richard Newdick Theatre Producer/ Director Overwhelmed (World Premiere) Southeastern Theatre Conference Director The Neighborhood (SR) LaGuardi a Performing Arts Ce nter Director Observer w/SDC Foundation Sleepless in Seattle (Musical World Premiere) Pasadena Playhouse LA Director Assistant /Dramaturge This Beautiful City (Post Broadway Revival) Richmond Triangle Players PRODUCING OR IGINALS The Barent Trap Feature Film/ Musical , 120 min., Writer/Director An arranged marriage brings closeted Yousouf from Lebanon to L .A. where he discovers his long - lost twin Omar who unintentionally falls for Yousouf’s bride when they switch places to m eet their estranged parents. Moonlit Musical Stage Musical , 55 min., Writer/Director Lulu, a 13 year old American immigrant who dreams of being a famous performer , is visited by versions of her past, present and future on the night of her 13th birthday a s she pre pares to audition for the TalentUSA competition at her school and learns to embrace h er cultures and creativity. Breaking The I.C.E. Short Film , 2 0 min., Writer/Director Kareem, a displaced Syrian lawyer, must save the day when ICE Agents raid t he homes of displaced immigrants in his Los Angeles apartment complex. Driving. Ms. Saudi Sh ort Film , 2 min., Writer/Director Inspired by the #women2dri ve moment , a son must help his Saudi mother put her future in drive when she panics in the dr ivers sea t for the first time. Facebook, the musical Stage Musical, 60 min , Writer/Director Life o n campus doesn’t work out when Facebook takes over the m inds of students, but it’s so addicting, even aliens want in. Spreading Our Wings Documentary Short , 16 min , Writer/Producer Go behind - the - scenes with Moonlit Wings Productions summer season and celebrate 5 - years of performing arts in t he National Capital Area. Children’s Live Series One - Act Plays, 45 min , Writer/Producer Classic stories go from page to s tage in these contemporary adaptations performed by kids, for kids, adapted by Walid Chaya. Selections : Aladdin, Alice in Wond erland , Despicable You, Frozen Freezin’ Queen, Jungle Book, Mulan’s Great Adventure , Pitch Perfection, Robin Hood, The Gr eatest Sh owkid , The Lion Queen, Wizard of Oz. AWARDS & RECOGNITION DRIVING MS. SAUDI Multi - Winner : “Best Short Film ” Dubai’s World of Women Film Fair ★ “Best Comedy” Asia South East - Short Film Festival ★ “Best Actor” Hollywood Chill’s Film Initiative Offi cial Selections: Los Angeles CineFest, St. Louis Int’l Film Festival, Amsterdam Ind. Film Festival, Dumbo Film Festival, Richmond Int’l Film F estival, Jersey Shore Film Festival , Ocean City Film Festival, Verona Int’l Film Festival, S omerville Int’l Fi lm Festiv al, Miami Ind. Film Festival, Red Cedar Film Festival and more. UCB DIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP Win ner : Sketch Comedy & Improv SAG - AFTRA Member: March 2018 to Present and on the National Board of the MENA Diversity Committee STAGE DIRECTORS & C HOREOGRAP HERS SOCIETY Associate Member: June 2013 to Present ADMINISTRATIVE Moonlit Wings Productions & Studio For Performing Arts LA Artistic Director & Founder June 2008 – Present Conceive, develop, and implement year - round seas on of award - winning p erforming arts programs and directory for full production services in LA, NYC and DC. Voted “Best Arts Program” by Washington Family Magazine in 2018 & 2020 and “Best Special Even t ” by Broadway World in 2021 for our focus on diverse works. Richmond In ternation al Film Festival Associate Producer November 2010 – April 2020 Organize events and oversee staff for day - to - day operations during the largest international competitive film and music festival in the Mid - Atlantic EDUCATION & LANGUAGES VCUarts – B.F.A. in Performance, Magna Cum Laude Honors U prights Citizens B rigade LA -- Diversity Scholarship (Sketch Writing & Improv) Spring BoardNYC by The American Theatre Wing, founders of the Ton y® Awards - nationally cho sen for the ‘ direc tor ’ s pot to train wit h Broadway professionals and cultivate a directing c aree r . Program Dir. Randy Lutterman, select guests: David Capa rellotis, Marcia Milgrom Dodge, Jerry Zaks Trilingual in English, Arabic & some Spanish , Incredibly Organized, Patient, Friendly , S trong Com munication Skills, Teaching Experience, Digital Content Creation , Improvisation, Dialects, Sing ing, Dance, Some Tap, Extreme Whistling