On the TechTO stage ×1
Khaled Sabawi of Open Screenplay presents Why Writing Your Story Matters
Watch on YouTube ↗First seen on the TechTO stage in 2019. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Khaled ↗
In their words
Fiction lies to us in the most truthful manner.
Quick answers
What is Khaled Al Sabawi known for?
Founding Open Screenplay, a Toronto platform for screenwriters, in 2019. Before that he built MENA Geothermal, which installed the first geothermal systems in Palestine, and ran TABO, a project selling registered plots of land in the West Bank.
What did Khaled Al Sabawi talk about at TechTO?
Why stories matter. He argued that the crisis of meaning in modern life comes from stories written for us by others, and that the oldest myths share one structure — a flawed protagonist, an opponent, chaos, and a lesson brought back.
What is Open Screenplay?
A screenwriting platform with guided workflows, patented co-writing tools, an AI writing companion called Rawi, and contests that put unrepresented writers in front of producers.