Samir Syriani
Directing
Biography
Born in 1989, Samir Syriani is a Lebanese film director and screenwriter. He graduated with a full scholarship and gained early recognition for his award-winning student film To Baalbek, screened at over 15 international and local festivals. His career flourished through award-winning music videos and TV campaigns for global brands. In 2019, Samir completed his Master’s degree short film Contact, which premiered internationally at the 49th Tampere Film Festival, earning multiple accolades and worldwide festival selections, including Best National Film at BMFF.
Known For
In this sweeping love story that spans three decades of passion, heartbreak, and hope, Nino and Yasmina find themselves drawn together by a magnetic relationship. As they face an impossible choice between love and survival, they must decide if they want to build a family and chart a path to happiness in Lebanon, despite the tragedies ravaging the country.
A Sad and Beautiful World
A Lebanese couple spends a sleepless night, fearing an Israeli airstrike could shatter their glass walls. With children nearby, they face the impossible choice to stay or flee their life.
What If They Bomb Here Tonight
A sniper who lives alone on a country’s border shooting refugees attempting to cross, one day finds a tape of his victim’s war diary and begins to listen to it.