The film was shot in the midst of actual military action during the 2006 Israeli war on 
                            Lebanon and was edited in Paris. It aired several times on Arte. 
                            Currently streaming on Netflix.
                            
Awards              -EIUC Human Rights Film Award at the Venice Film Festival
                           -Best feature film in the One World Media Award in London
                           -FIPRESCI International Critics Award Festival Bratislava
                           -Sundance Film Festival
                           -Dubai FILM FESTIVAL; Golden Muhr & Best Film and Best Actress Award

                    An autobiographic docu-fiction where the Lebanese film director traces his roots
                   and analyzes key moments in the Nation's history, after being forced to leave his
                   country three times. 
                   The film is currently airing on Netflix.

Awards      -The Silver HAMBRA award: Granada Cines del Sur Film Festival
                   -The Audience Award: Arab Film Festival – San Francisco
                   -Best Director & Best Editing in the Lebanese Movie Guide Awards 

                     VARIETY MAGAZINE, Jay Weissberg 
                     “Technically and visually, the [Heritages] is a pleasure to behold, expertly 
                     mingling home movies (of exceptional quality), archival footage and re-created
                     events.”
                       
                        Fifteen years after a traumatic explosion in his home city Beirut, Kamal returns from France 
                        and becomes a composer-choreographer. He gathers a group of old schoolmates and
                        together they tour the country to participate in Lebanon's annual festivals of Dabkeh- 
                        the traditional Lebanese folk dance.
                        The film is currently airing on Netflix.

  Awards        -Best First Work Award at the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam
                       -Best Scenario Award at Carthage FestivalMurex D’Or - Lebanon
                       -IMA Award for First Feature Film 
                       -Audience Award at the Queens International Festival 
                       -Young Audience Award at Artemare Festival of Corsica
                   
                   Despite living in a doomed country that hangs by a thread, Joud, a conservative 
                   sound engineer meets and falls in love with free-spirited Rana. The young lovers, from 
                   completely different social and religious backgrounds, are drawn closer to each other, 
                   but a drastic turn of events gets between them and Rana suddenly slips away.
                   Joud reverts to sounds in an attempt to bring her back… 

Awards     -Official Selection , Golden Globes
                  -Official Selection Dubai International Film Festival​​​​​​​
                  -Best Cinematography and Best Script , Lebanese Movie Awards
                  -Winner Film Critic Award, Alexandria Mediterranean Film Festival 
               

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