Shaima Al-Tamimi is a Yemeni-East African visual storyteller, photographer and filmmaker based in Qatar. Her work is inspired by social issues reflective of her lived experiences, drawing on themes of migration, healing and sociocultural issues within her environment. She is currently in production of her upcoming first feature film titled "The Myth of Mahmood" with Mayar Hamdan. In 2020 Al-Tamimi was a Photography and Social Justice Fellow at the Magnum Foundation,where she developed her multimedia film Don’t Get Too Comfortable (2021), which was nominated for the Orizzonti Award for Best Short Film at the Venice International Film Festival. The film screened at over 38 film festivals around the world and was showcased at Bottega Veneta Square Majlis, a custom built space for the film.