From Cairo to the Cloud: The World of the Cairo Geniza (2018) was produced, directed, and filmed by award-winning filmmaker Michelle Paymar. Her independent work has screened at festivals around the world and she has extensive credits as a director and writer of documentary and non-fiction television programs for NBC, ABC, CBS, PBS, CBC, MTV, Travel Channel, Discovery, History, and other major broadcasters. She received a Master of Fine Arts in Film Directing from the American Film Institute and graduated Phi Beta Kappa from the University of California, Berkeley.