Héritages, Feature Doc, Dir. By Philippe Aractingi 2014 - Lebanon/France

This autobiography is a docu-fiction. It recounts the exiles of the director and his family over the past 4 generations, summing up to 100 years of history. It’s a story of identity and generational trauma. He directed the movie to and with his children where they reenact their ancestors’. Having spent months with a few hundreds hours of personal and historical archives, I learned a lot about the history of my country, a lot of it unknown to me.

The movie has been debated in schools and universities including Boston College as part of the curriculum.

Best Editing in the Lebanese Movie Guide Awards 2015

Love and War on the Rooftop, a Tripolitan Tale, Documentary, MARCH-NGO 2015 - Lebanon

A Conflict Resolution Project and Play to begin with, this documentary portrays the reality of two ethnic groups of young men and women normally at war. They come together and create a play together, becoming the best of friends. They currently run a cultural café on the demarcation line in Tripoli, Lebanon using theatre as a form of conflict resolution and organising parties for kids. Behind the screen, I noticed how they were able to accept the camera and replace weapons with acting. I realized I want to be involved in a more direct way in shaping human rights projects and making a difference.

8 days 8 borders, Documentary Dir. By Amanda Bailly 2017 - Lebanon/US (Trailer)

With no answer to her application for resettlement, and every other path to safety closed off, a smuggler’s raft to Europe was the only way out from Syria for this single mother and her kids. “8 Borders 8 Days” shows the intimate details of why a mother is willing to risk her children’s lives for a better future. It is an immersive experience of their eight-day journey to safety.

3000 nights, Feature Narrative, Dir. By Mai Masri 2014 - Lebanon/Jordan (Assembly Editor)

It is the story of a Palestinian woman who gets arrested and imprisoned in Israeli facility for no other reason than being Palestinian. While she finds out she’s pregnant, her husband immigrates to Canada. Her baby is born in prison and stays there for the first year of his life surrounded by violence but most importantly strong women, resistance, stories and dreams

Madam President, TV Series 2015 - Jordan/US (Offline Editor on Season 1)

Produced by Search for Common Ground-NGO, Madame President follows NOURA SAAD as she assumes the presidency of a fictional Middle Eastern government “Jabalein” (translation: 2 mountains). This is an intimate portrait of her life in power, unveiling her struggle to balance the needs of her nation, her family, and herself. As she navigates through some of the region’s most critical issues, she must face hostile members of the parliament. Her most pointed critic is MAYA DAOUD, who communicates with the President through her blog. Maya and her group of tech-savvy friends are a constant reminder of the country’s future, and give a glimpse into the ever expanding world of media and grassroots politics.

The series is backed with a grassroots engagement campaign.

Safe Zone, Doc-Series, Dir. By Marco Bollinger 2016 - US (Offline Editor on Narimane’s story)

Produced by Jodie Livingston in LA, Safe Zone is a series of short documentaries that follow the daily lives of Syrian children, girls to be specific, who have fled the war to land in refugees’ camps in Lebanon, still dreaming of a better future.

Giving them a video-journalism workshop, Bollinger captures the children’s thirst to tell their stories.