Vlogumentaries
Documentary-style vlogs by Muhammad Hadi Yusufali — Journey Tellers travels and school-year films that blend diary and documentary.
sync. Crafting Magic
Build logs and creative-tech reflections from working around AI video, product, and storytelling at sync. labs.
- I got hired to film tech bros in bali (im an actor) — what happens when you bring an actual filmmaker to a tech company?
- how we built the world's first human editing tool — we've been heads down for the past few months building the world's first human editing tool.
- Will AI win the Next Oscars? — as generative ai evolves, will hollywood adapt or be left behind?
- Is AI the Death of Creativity? — artists hate ai, but should they?
- pov: you get flown to san francisco to build your startup — join four college students as they experience what it takes to make it as founders in san francisco - how to pitch, building vs.
- we moved our startup to new york for a week — is new york actually better than sf for startups?
- we gave $123,000 to 500 hackers — we're at our ceo's alma mater sponsoring the biggest hackathon in the midwest, with over 500 builders grinding day and night.
- why ai algorithms cost millions of dollars — what powers the magic behind AI companies?
- average day building our startup in sf — our team is officially back in office, in the heart of san francisco.
- we fell in love with india's startup culture — we're on our first research summit in hyderabad, india - join us as we plan the next year, visit the birthplace of sync, and meet a very special…
- building a startup doesn't have to be boring — for two weeks, our team flew from around the world to the border of france, switzerland, and italy.
- my ceo made me jump off a cliff — building a startup means doing hard things over and over again.
- we launched our startup from the swiss alps — for two weeks, we're pushing to production from the peak of the french alps.
- building with homies in the french alps — the sync.
- our employees abandoned us. — we spent the past few months as a team together under the same roof in the heart of san francisco.
- how we got $250,000 to build our startup — join us at sync.
- we just spent $1,000,000 on gpu's — join the sync.
- we got invited to google hq — join the waitlist for api v2 and the dev playground: join the sync.
- the truth about working at ai startups — join the waitlist for api v2 and the dev playground: what does it actually take to work at an ai startup?
- we bought our first office... in san francisco — join the y combinator and google ventures-backed sync.labs team in their new headquarters, located right in the heart of san francisco.
Journey Tellers in the World
Documentary stories from the Muslim West, following communities, camps, travels, and people in motion.
- We Spent a Week Exploring Tanzania — A few months ago, I had the chance to travel to Tanzania with friends for a week.
- Two Weeks in the Middle East with My School (Part 3) — Watch part two first: https://youtu.be/TCrVwEoOvMk During the winter break of 2023, I went on a life-changing trip to…
- Two Weeks in the Middle East with My School (Part 2) — Watch the part one: https://youtu.be/iPT8JzCvBTE During the winter break of 2023, I went on a life-changing trip to the…
- Two Weeks in the Middle East with My School (Part 1) — During the winter break of 2023, I went on a life-changing trip to the Middle East along with my high school senior…
- We Spent a Day at an Iraqi Orphanage — 1.5 million out of 40 million Iraqis are orphans.
School Years
Campus-year films, travel edits, challenge videos, and early documentary experiments made while learning by filming everything.
- I Spent a Year Recording Everything at My School (2022-23) — A school video yearbook featuring some of the best memories that were recorded throughout the RISE 2022-2023 school…
- Extreme Hide and Seek in My School — We played a game of extreme hide & seek in our local community center and school.
- Camping by the Ocean With My School — The long-awaited RISE Academy School Camp 2022 vlog is finally here.
- 50 Good Deeds in 24 Hours — I spent 24 hours in my local mosque trying to volunteer in 50 different ways.
- I Spent a Year Recording Everything at My School (2021-22) — A quick compilation of some of the best memories that I recorded throughout the school year, of the RISE Academy Upper…