"This woman, a time traveler, speaks with a voice that is timeless, a heart that is boundless in love and a mind that is wise."
-Mukara Meredith, SoulForce Leadership
The stories my father shared with me as a child about his native Lebanon grabbed me and would not let go. When I began writing, these were the stories that filled my pages.
Later, studying film opened another dimension. On my first trip to Lebanon, with a camera in hand, I captured images of olive groves, of hands breaking open pomegranates from the trees my grandfather planted, of my great-grandfather’s home where my father first listened to the stories he later passed down to me.
Performing stories on stage, I remain in reverence of the power of voice to transmit emotion and memory. This is how the stories were first given to me: through sound, through imagination. And there is power in relying solely on what the mind can conjure in image. Film opens another layer, one where metaphor and symbol move beyond words.
Now, I create multi-media performances that weave story and film together, bridging imagination and vision, connecting generations and worlds.
Later, studying film opened another dimension. On my first trip to Lebanon, with a camera in hand, I captured images of olive groves, of hands breaking open pomegranates from the trees my grandfather planted, of my great-grandfather’s home where my father first listened to the stories he later passed down to me.
Performing stories on stage, I remain in reverence of the power of voice to transmit emotion and memory. This is how the stories were first given to me: through sound, through imagination. And there is power in relying solely on what the mind can conjure in image. Film opens another layer, one where metaphor and symbol move beyond words.
Now, I create multi-media performances that weave story and film together, bridging imagination and vision, connecting generations and worlds.
premiered in Fairfield, Iowa October 18, 2025
From My Father's Table is a live performance that blends storytelling, documentary film, and food. The performance culminates with Wild and her father serving the audience a traditional Lebanese meal. Think The Moth meets a family dinner table.
This project is supported by the Big Field Fund, a program of Public Space One. Funding is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support comes from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
This project is supported by the Big Field Fund, a program of Public Space One. Funding is provided by the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Additional support comes from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Miroth: A four-generations ancestral storytelling show Toured nationally, 2025
From a refugee's neighborhood in Tripoli, Lebanon to a dinner table in the suburbs of America, Miroth is a live storytelling show that tells the story of four-generations on my father's side. This show was featured at the 2025 Bioneers Conference, Oregon Country Fair, and around fires with audiences from Washington to Missouri.
Documentaries & Shorts
Welcome to my film portfolio. Below, you’ll find a short film as well as my 20-minute documentary.
A Spring for Ali, documentary
This 20-minute documentary follows my journey to Lebanon with my father as we search for the grave of my great-grandfather in the Cemetery of Strangers. When we’re unable to find it, I take on the task of building him a memorial. Through this deeply personal quest, the film provides a first-generation Lebanese-American’s intimate view of Lebanon. The film screened at festivals from Seattle, USA to Beirut, Lebanon and won a student award at the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival.
Watch my short film, The Transplanted
A short and powerful story about my great-grandfather, Ali, shot in the redwood forest in California, USA.
Selected Performances & Festivals (2024–2025)
National Storytelling Festival Storyslam, Jonesborough, TN [October 2025]
Singing Rabbit Community Singing Event, Dancing Rabbit EcoVillage [August 2025]
Miroth: A Night Of Ancestral Storytelling, Denver, Colorado [August 2025]
Oregon Country Fair, Eugene, Oregon [July 2025]
Miroth: A Night Of Ancestral Storytelling, Boulder, Colorado [June 2025]
Between The Rivers Gathering, Northeastern Washington State [May 2025]
Buckeye Gathering, Lake Concow, California [April 2025]
BIONEERS Conference 2025, Berkeley, California [March 2025]
Serving The Sentence, Chicago, Illinois [February 2025]
This Much Is True, Chicago, Illinois [February 2025]
StorySpace Featured Teller, Virtual [November 2024]
Birth Of The Cosmic, Longmont, Colorado [November 2024]
Thirsty Word, Fairfield, Iowa [October 2024]
Fox Valley Folk Music And Storytelling Festival, Geneva, Illinois [September 2024]
Minarets On Mars, Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa [August 2024]
Singing Rabbit Community Singing Event, Dancing Rabbit EcoVillage [August 2025]
Miroth: A Night Of Ancestral Storytelling, Denver, Colorado [August 2025]
Oregon Country Fair, Eugene, Oregon [July 2025]
Miroth: A Night Of Ancestral Storytelling, Boulder, Colorado [June 2025]
Between The Rivers Gathering, Northeastern Washington State [May 2025]
Buckeye Gathering, Lake Concow, California [April 2025]
BIONEERS Conference 2025, Berkeley, California [March 2025]
Serving The Sentence, Chicago, Illinois [February 2025]
This Much Is True, Chicago, Illinois [February 2025]
StorySpace Featured Teller, Virtual [November 2024]
Birth Of The Cosmic, Longmont, Colorado [November 2024]
Thirsty Word, Fairfield, Iowa [October 2024]
Fox Valley Folk Music And Storytelling Festival, Geneva, Illinois [September 2024]
Minarets On Mars, Public Space One, Iowa City, Iowa [August 2024]
