ALIA (2015)
An older Lebanese man revisits the last few moments of a fateful bus ride that killed his beloved 'Alia'.. and sparked the 1975 Lebanese Civil War.
Runtime: 5 min
Starring Armita Kordouni
Cinematography by Nathan Boone
AWARDS & ACCOLADES
+ Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Winner: Best Short Film, Prix des recontres pan-Canadiennes du cinéma étudiant, Montreal (2015)
+ TIFF: Canada's Top Ten Film Festival, Runner-Up: Best Canadian Student Film (2016)
+ Starfish Student Art Award, 2015
+ Permanent Art Collection, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery (2016)
+ Permanent Art Collection, NSCAD University (2015)
“Melancholic and Vibrant”
“Ambitious and Sensitive”
“A haunting and poetic glimpse into the flashpoint that started
the Lebanese Civil War.”
FILM STILLS - ‘Alia’
FESTIVAL SCREENINGS
+ Festival du Nouveau Cinéma, Winner: Best Short Film, Prix des recontres pan-Canadiennes du cinéma étudiant, Montreal 2015
+ TIFF: Canada's Top Te, Runner-Up: Best Canadian Student Film 2016
+ Starfish Student Art Award, 2015
+ Permanent Art Collection, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery 2016
+ Permanent Art Collection, NSCAD University 2015
+ Beirut International Film Festival - 2015
+ Atlantic Film Festival - 2015
+ Victoria Film Festival - 2016
+ Halifax Independent Filmmakers Festival - 2018
+ A Night in Motion, Mise En Abyme - Lebanon - 2018
+ Short Waves Festival - Poland - 2017
+ Nepal Human Rights International Film Festival - Nepal - 2017
+ Lebanon International Short Film Festival - Lebanon - 2016
+ ZEBRA Poetry Film Festival Münster|Berlin - 2016
+ Parkdale Film & Video Showcase - 2016
+ TIFF #SeeTheNorth Festival Circuit - 2016
+ interFILM Berlin Festival - 2015
+ Concordia Film Festival - 2016
+ Arab Film Festival - LA, San Fran, San Diego - 2015
+ Qabila Film Festival - Egypt - 2015
+ Mayworks Festival - Canada - 2016
EXHIBITIONS + GALLERIES
+ "Disoriented": Works From the Permanent Collection, Saint Mary's University Art Gallery - HALIFAX, Canada - June 11 - July 31, 2016
+ Creative Nova Scotia Arts Awards Gala - HALIFAX, Canada - November 7, 2015
+ Starfish Art Awards Gala - HALIFAX, Canada - May 20th, 2015