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About Javed

Javed Rezayee is the Story Producer of the Emmy-winning National Geographic documentary film "RETROGRADE" and TIME’s "AYENDA." He’s a memoirist, novelist, and screenwriter. Javed’s writings have appeared in The New York Times, The Hill, and Open Society Foundations. He’s authored an introduction to The Forbidden Reel (Daylight 2014) and has published several short stories. Javed's upcoming memoir, Dreams and Dragons, is about his growing up in war-torn Afghanistan and grappling with formidable obstacles. Javed graduated from Tufts University in 2010, as an adult student, where he now teaches a featured course on the art of live storytelling: The Power of Story.