International Competition · 46th Edition
Souraya, Mon Amour
Director
Nicolas Khoury
Country
Lebanon, Qatar
Runtime
1 h 21 min
Language
Arabic
Premiere
World Premiere
Synopsis
As dancer and actress Souraya Baghdadi revisits her life with her late husband, filmmaker Maroun Baghdadi, through archival whispers and tender introspection, she uncovers the haunting beauty of love that persists even in the silence of absence.
Screenplay
Nicolas Khoury, Souraya Baghdadi
Producers
Jana Wehbe
About the Director
He is an independent, award-winning filmmaker and experienced editor based in Beirut, Lebanon. His work spans short and feature documentaries, driven by personal narratives and unconventional storytelling. His short Resonances won the Tanit d’Or at Carthage Film Festival (2018). In 2021, his debut feature, Fiasco, premiered at CPH:DOX and won two awards at Cairo International Film Festival, exploring themes of memory, identity, and socio-political reality.
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