Joyce A. Nashawati
Directing
Biography
Born in Beirut, Joyce A. Nashawati grew up between Accra, Kuwait, and Athens. Her passion for film took her to Paris, where she undertook a PhD on fantastic cinema, but she left academia to make her own short films. Her first feature Blind Sun has won awards including Best Cinematography in Toronto and Brussels. Her next feature will be a Gothic horror.
Known For
Greece. A seaside resort struck by a heavy heat wave. Water is scarce and violence is ready to explode. Ashraf, a solitary immigrant, is looking after a villa while its owners are away. On a dusty road crushed by the sun, he is stopped by a police officer for an identity check...
Blind Sun
An empty park in Paris. The sky is low and dense, the trees are naked. A young and nervous woman waits for her lover. The liitle gril with her plays in silence. The man arrives. The little girl decides to explore the park.
La Morsure
The end of summer. A young couple goes down to an isolated beach. As Thomas goes for a swim, Anna, sitting on the beach, suddenly loses sight of him. When Thomas finally comes out of water, something has changed.
Le Parasol
I wake up gagged, hands and feet tied. I can see the clouds go by through the window. I'm in the back seat of a car. Who is this man driving? And where is he taking me?
Never Have I Ever
In 1970s Greece, two young women free a military raid and take sanctuary in a mysterious convent.
Sound of Silence
At black night in a port of the Mediterranean Sea. For his last evening of permission, Éric, legionary, lets himself be entailed into a costume party.