Video Channeling: Mai Elwakil in Conversation with Daniella Rose King

Medrar.TV is a Cairo-based YouTube channel presenting digital content that documents contemporary visual art, sound and music events, exhibitions, talks, performances, and interviews across Egypt and the Arabic-speaking world. In the interview that follows, Medrar.TV’s co-founder and writer Mai Elwakiltalks about the beginnings of Medrar.TV, the technological changes made to accommodate broader audiences, and the founders’ vision for enabling critical discussions and access to a plethora of contemporary cultural production.