Mira Shaib
Lebanese film director From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mira Shaib is a Lebanese filmmaker known for Arzé,[1] which had its North America premiere in Tribeca and was Lebanon's submission to the 97th Academy Award.[2]
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| Born | October 7, 1993 Beirut, Lebanon |
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| Years active | 2016–present |
Education
Mira Shaib earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television from the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts from Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal.[3] In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of Eugène Ionesco's The Lesson.[4]
Career
Mira Shaib is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including Robert Bosch Stiftung, where she attended the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg,[5] Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency,[6] the Red Sea Lodge,[7] and the Torino Film Lab.[8][9] Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund.[10][11]
Mira is the cofounder of Cinema For All, an arts initiative with a mission to make cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. The initiative was launched in 2019 in Ain Ebel with film-making workshops and outdoor screenings of Sophie Boutros' Mahbas and Cyril Aris's documentary feature The Swing.[12]
Filmography
Feature films
Short films
Plays
References
External links
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