Mazen Refaat(I)

Mazen Refaat (b. 1980, Russia) is a screenwriter and short story writer from Aden, Yemen. In 1999, he joined the Faculty of Mass Communication, Department of Journalism. His first short story was published in 2000 in the prestigious Al-Ayyam newspaper, and then his short stories continued to be published in a number of local and Arab newspapers and websites. In 2018, he co-wrote the movie 10 Days Before the Wedding with director Amr Gamal, and then in 2021, they also co-wrote the movie The Burdened, which became the first Yemeni film to be screened at the Berlin International Film Festival. Mazen lives and works in Aden, Yemen.