Excerpts from Selected Works

Mes Fantômes Arméniens - Feature documentary, 75 min, 2025

Written and directed by Tamara Stepanyan

World Premiere at the Berlin International Film Festival

• Armenia's official submission for the Best International Feature Film category for the 2026 Academy Awards

The Watchman - Short film, 26 min, 2024

Written and directed by Ali Cherri

World Premiere at the Rotterdam International Film Festival

• Press Award, Côté Court Festival

Yellow Bus - Feature film, 112m, 2023

Written and directed by Wendy Bednarz

World Premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival

• Best Lead Female Actor, Tannishtha Chatterjee, British Film Festival
• Best Actress Narrative Feature Film, Tannishtha Chatterjee, All that Moves International Film Festival
• Best Narrative Feature Film, All that Moves International Film Festival
• Best Film, Johannesburg Film Festival
• Global Vision Award, Cinequest Film & Creativity Festival

Beirut Hold’em - Feature film, 96 min, 2021

Written and Directed by Michel Kammoun

• Best Actor Award, Saleh Bakri, Alexandria Film Festival
• Best Music Award, Cynthia Zaven, Lebanese Movie Awards
• Best Ensemble Award, Lebanese Movie Awards

Fast Forward All That - Video essay, 4 min, 2021

Edited & Directed by Vatche Boulghourjian

La Semaine de la Critique - Cannes 60th anniversary.

Tramontane (Rabih) - Feature film, 105 min, 2016

Written & Directed by Vatche Boulghourjian

World Premiere at Critics’ Week, Cannes International Film Festival (Semaine de la critique)

• Grand Rail d'Or, Critics’ Week, Cannes Film Festival
• Prix Découverte, Namur International Film Festival
• Best Fiction Film, Bratislava International Film Festival
• Special Jury Prize, Brussels Mediterranean Film Festival
• Best Actress Award (Julia Kassar), Dubai International Film Festival
• Special Mention of the Jury, Pula Film Festival
• Best Feature Film, Latin Arab International Film Festival, Buenos Aires
• Best Director, Lebanese Movie Awards

Tramontane tells the tale of a young blind man who begins a search for his true identity upon discovering his ID card is fake. In the wake of this traumatic ...

The Valley (Al Wadi) - Feature film, 135 min, 2014

Written & Directed by Ghassan Salhab

• Best Director From The Arab World, Abu Dhabi Film Festival
• FIPRESCI Jury Award, Fribourg International Film Festival
• Best Feature Film, Lebanese Movie Awards
• Best Cinematography, Lebanese Movie Awards
• Best Screenplay, Lebanese Movie Awards
• Best Sound Design, Lebanese Movie Awards

LA VALLÉE de Ghassan SALHAB (LIBAN) COMPÉTITION LONGS MÉTRAGES The 25th edition of Carthage Film Festival will take place from 29 November to 6 December 2014 الدّورة 25 للمهرجان من 29 نوفمبر إلى 6 ديسمبر 2014 la 25ème édition des Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage (JCC) aura lieu du 29 novembre au 6 décembre 2014 à Tunis .

My Love Awaits Me By The Sea - Feature documentary, 80 min, 2013

Written & Directed by Mais Darwazah

• AFAC's Best Feature Award, Latin Arab Film Festival, Argentina
• Jury Prize for Feature Documentary, Ismailia International Film Festival, Egypt
• Golden Lynx Award for Best Documentary, New Directors New Films Festival, Portugal
• Grand Prix Femina, International Women's Film Festival, Brazil
• Best Documentary Award, MedFilm Festival, Rome

Civil War - Video essay, 19 min, 2012

Written & Directed by Fouad Elkoury

Gate #5 - Feature documentary, 84 min, 2012

Written & Directed by Simon El Habre

A fascinating look at the lives of those working at one of Beirut's busy ports (Rolling Stone Middle East)ContentThey were young, loved adventures and had ch...

Embers - Feature documentary, 77 min, 2012

Written & Directed by Tamara Stepanyan

• Jury Prize, International Women’s Film Festival of Créteil, France
• Special Prize for Best Documentary, Golden Apricot International Film Festival, Armenia
• Mecenat Award, Pusan International Film Festival, South Korea