Experiencing Interruptions?

BeLonging

Does your CV should include your Origins, religion, mentality and sexuality?

When a talented filmmaker tries to find a job in 4 different countries, he discovers that
recruiters are being distracted by something else than his skills.
His origins, accent, name,
religion or even freedom are more important than his actual work. How this international
artist will understand and react to this situation?

  • Gauthier RAAD
    Director
  • Gauthier RAAD
    Writer
  • Pamela SAADEH
    Writer
  • Romain KACHANER
    Key Cast
    "Romain "
  • Jill ALEXANDRIA
    Key Cast
    "Jill"
  • Gassia SHAHABZIAN
    Key Cast
    "Gassia "
  • Jihad SAADE
    Key Cast
    "Jihad"
  • Charelle ABDALLAH
    1st Assistant Director
  • Pamela SAADEH
    2nd Assistant Director
  • Elie MATAR
    DIrector Or Photography
  • Maya ZALEOUM
    Art Director
  • Maroun FARAJALLAH
    Sound
  • Charelle ABDALLAH
    Editor
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Être ou en être
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Runtime:
    11 minutes 55 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 31, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    9,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic, English, French
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Gauthier RAAD

The first documentary has participated in many film festival around the world and has won different awards in film festivals.
Working on these two documentaries enabled me to pilot projects from the preproduction to postproduction.
My curiosity pushed me to go beyond documentaries and produce and direct corporate films, short fictions and advertisements in different agencies and production houses in different countries.

Recently, my crew and I have been working on a feature film and a sitcom.
Lastly, I realised that one of the way of giving back to my community was through creating the Lebanese Independent Film Festival - LIFF (www.liffofficial.com) that helped in bridging the gap between independent artists and their society.

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Director Statement

Every culture has something to say and here comes the power of filmmaking: To voice out what people have to say about their cultural treasures.
This is one aspect of filmmaking that has always intrigued me. So this led me to explore filmmaking in different cultures (Lebanese, American, French, South korean, German…)
My journey helped me see video production from different perspective and in turn helped me adapt to different societies.
I came back from South Korea inspired to do 2 documentaries (Gayrouth 2015 & Libertad Beirut 2018) that reflect hidden realities in the Lebanese society.