Original Title |
Lost Arab |
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English Title |
Lost Arab |
Year & month of production |
2022 |
Duration |
5 Facebook |
Country of production |
United Kingdom |
Genre |
Experimental |
Language |
English |
Subtitles |
English |
Trailer |
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"Lost Arab" is my personal journey as an immigrant queer Arab in the world today. Whether it is the unsettled feeling of belonging, the devastation after 4th of August 2020 Beirut port explosion, or gender identity and queerness, this visual poetry is a snapshot depiction of the struggles and pains that we as queer Lebanese go through. The poem is adapted from Omar J Saker's book "The Lost Arabs"
Selections
Nature & Culture - Film Festival
Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF
Stockholm City Film Festival
Ernte Sehen 2023
LGBTQ+ Los Angeles Film Festival
London Lift-Off Film Festival
this human world - International Human Rights Film Festival
Fringe! Queer Film & Arts Fest
International Shorts
transition international queer & minorities film festival
Prices
BEST SHORT FEST - Semi-Finalist
Canada Shorts - Canadian & International Short Film Fest- Semi-Finalist
Absurd Art House Film Festival 2023 - Finalist
CARINE Koleilat
Carine Koleilat / Biography
They/Them
London / Gothenberg / Dubai
Carine Koleilat is a Trans/Non-Binary multi-skilled Lebanese Filmmaker. They are passionate about and are exploring the following themes in their artistic process immigration, queerness, challenging the patriarchy, family dynamics and new world order. They undertook their BA in Communication Arts Radio / TV / Film in Beirut and worked for five years in the Lebanese film industry as a production fixer / assistant producer. After moving to London in 2011 Carine received a Postgraduate degree from the London Film Academy where they focused on directing and sound recording for film. Since then, they have been involved in numerous projects as a director, supervising sound editor and sound recordist. Soon after, they co-founded their own creative post-production company Blue Fox Studios, creating the only womxn-led post facility in London. Blue Fox Studios has been involved in over 400 projects as a post-production facility and a production-house for audio-visual content. In 2017 Carine received their MA with distinction in Film and Television Production at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge School of Art). Carine also holds an advanced sound engineering diploma from the School of Sound Recording London. In 2021 Blue Fox Studios expanded their creative hub internationally and incorporated in Dubai, UAE. In 2022 Carine enrolled in an MFA in Film at HDK-Valand in Gothenburg, Sweden, seeking to further develop their artistic process.