Leila Basma

A young man's tragic death at Beirut's seaside causes his friends to grapple with loss and to partake in his community's rites and ceremonies, exposing the city's schisms and its society's fault lines

17-year-old Nayla in a hot summer day on the southern seaside of Lebanon is faced with the same dilemma as any other young person in Lebanon: to leave or to stay. Two men in her life who have set ideas about it might get surprised.

A series of short films created by FAMU students that have been screened at international festivals: Dear Dad, Sisters, Project Adam Basma, Con Spiro, and Vinland.

Meeting unexpectedly at their older sister's grave, Anka and Zuzu spend a tense afternoon easing back into their stubborn and sisterly ways after ten years apart.

My uncle left Lebanon when he was just a teenager to become a belly dancer. Growing up with only what he had left behind, I've been wondering my whole life who Adam truly is.