Manara (2019)
15m
Running Time
October 29, 2019Release Date
Plot.
Tragedy strikes when the Zayyad family loses its patriarch under mysterious circumstances, leaving the surviving members to fend for themselves within a judgmental community in Southern Lebanon.
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Cast & Crew.
Zayn Alexander
Rami / Director / Producer
Hala Basma Safieddine
Alia
Pascale Seigneurie
Noura / Writer
Haitham Atme
Sound
Simon Taufique
Music
Aron Meinhardt
Director of Photography
Stephanie Nassar
Editor
Details.
Wiki.
Manara (Arabic: منارة) is the second short film directed by Lebanese filmmaker Zayn Alexander. It premiered in 2019 during the 76th Venice International Film Festival in the Giornate degli Autori section. The film was awarded the top prize at the 5th annual Laguna Sud - Il Cinema fuori dal Palazzo by a jury that included director Paola Randi, director of photography Valerio Azzali, and writer Franceso Targhetta. It went on to win the "Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking" at the 2020 ÉCU The European Independent Film Festival and "Best Narrative Short Film" at the 2020 Alexandria Short Film Festival in Egypt.