Manara

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.

Ranked one of the Best 10 Arab films of 2019, by Raseef22. “Manara” made its world premiere at the 76th Venice Film Festival (Mostra Internazionale d'Arte Cinematografica della Biennale di Venezia).

It was was awarded the “Laguna Sud Award” for Best Short Film at the 5th edition of Laguna Sud - Il Cinema fuori dal Palazzo.

It made its MENA premiere (Middle East and North Africa) at the 2019 Carthage Film Festival (Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage) in Tunis, Tunisia, where it was nominated for the “Tanit d’Or award” for ‘Best Short Film’.