18 Days In Egypt
TFI Suppport
TFI New Media Fund 2011
Logline
18DaysinEgypt.com is an interactive documentary project that empowers Egyptians to preserve the incredible social media they created--their on-the-ground, eye-witness accounts--and to add their voice to an important story.
Jigar Mehta
Director/Producer/Co-Creator
Jigar Mehta is responsible for developing and managing the project’s story content. Jigar is a documentary filmmaker and a journalist. He was a John S. Knight Fellow at Stanford University, where he worked on developing tools for collaborative journalism.
Yasmin Elayat
Technologist/Co-Creator
Yasmin Elayat is the lead technologist for the project, primarily responsible for developing the design & vision for 18DaysinEgypt.com and leading the development team. Yasmin is an interaction designer and software developer based in Cairo.