Words Beats & Life
David Lotfi is an Associate Multimedia Producer at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), where responsibilities include overseeing short-form video production and managing original podcasts. Prior experience encompasses roles as a Multimedia Production Intern at CSIS, contributing photographer at BitterSweet Creative, and cinematographer for Words Beats & Life. Additional experience includes a production assistant position at Ventana Productions, a TV Broadcasting Intern at WETA, and production assistant roles at Lunchbox Films, LLC. David’s early career included significant experience in case management for refugees and asylees at the Ethiopian Community Development Council, Inc., and research internships focused on legal issues at The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy. David holds a Master of Arts in International and Intercultural Communication from American University and a Bachelor of Arts in Theology from Gordon College.
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Words Beats & Life
Words Beats & Life began as a conference at the University of Maryland in the fall of 2000; our founders worked to create a vehicle to transform individual lives and communities through Hip-Hop. Today, Words Beats & Life uses a holistic approach to youth, and community development that involves hip-hop artists, scholars, educators, activists, and allies. Our Mission: Our mission is to transform individual lives and whole communities through Hip-Hop. We do this through public art creation, teaching courses in the core elements of Hip-Hop, publishing a global academic journal on Hip-Hop, sending artists abroad and hosting Teach-Ins and retreats to build the capacity of scholars, artists and arts educators and arts managers from throughout the country and around the world.