The many creative lives of Mariam Khayat

JEDDAH: From filmmaking to game design, Mariam Khayat likes taking creative leaps — and her story reveals a Kingdom ripe with opportunities for Saudis willing to pivot. Khayat is the cofounder of Cinepoetics Pictures, the Jeddah-based studio behind “The Menace from Above” and “Saleeg,” now streaming on Netflix. She is a filmmaker, producer, animator, student of coral reef management and, most rece