Cameramen Never Die

As he reached the peak of his suicidal thoughts, Paul, a cameraman, decides that 23 November 2024 is going to be his final day on earth, only to discover that whatever the suicidal attempt, it's just not working...

  • Oscar Youssef Nassif
    Director
  • Oscar Youssef Nassif
    Writer
  • Aurelie Beyrouthy
    Producer
  • Oscar Youssef Nassif
    Producer
  • Chris Apikian
    Key Cast
    "Paul Khoury"
  • Zoe Baroud
    Key Cast
    "Narrator"
    The Amazing Life of Molly Star
  • Joe Sarrouh
    Key Cast
    "Mounir"
  • Maria Clara Aalam
    Key Cast
    "Marie-Jose"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    البطل ما بموت
  • Project Type:
    Experimental, Short, Student
  • Genres:
    Dark comedy, Reflexive
  • Runtime:
    34 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    April 23, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    7,500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes - Notre Dame University - Zouk Mosbeh
Director Biography - Oscar Youssef Nassif

Born in 2003 as Joe Nassif, Oscar started stage acting at the age of 8 years old. He started taking acting courses at the age of 11 up until 17.

At 9 years old, he started having interest in filming small films with simple storylines with his iPod and MP5, later turning into an obsession between watching a lot of films and filming his own stuff since this young age.

He got into film school in 2021 at Notre Dame University, and during his academic years (2022-2023) he wrote his first feature "Halyaba" and started shooting it, but three days into production, the shooting got postponed, in order to fix some issues. The film got delayed two months, then another two months, until Oscar had to change the full cast and reschedule "Halyaba" after his senior film "Cameramen Never Die".

He is currently working on his debute feature (working title: Malla Nhar ; estimated to come out March 2026) all while lightly resuming production on "Halyaba".

Add Director Biography
Director Statement

This film contains myself thrice: in Paul, in the narrator and actually Oscar as a character. Each has a direct place in my personality that I can pinpoint, all in this "filmmaking" setting, which lately seems like it's intentionally dying, or committing suicide, by going towards the digital era, the streaming platforms, Ai video generation and the 9:16 format; this film is my attempt to send a letter of hope to filmmakers just like me, struggling in this field, only to find that this field itself is changing in a direction we did not sign up for.
This letter of hope is to try and tell all filmmakers: We will never die or cease to exist no matter what happens, and so does the dear cinema we seek, we just have to focus on our own stuff, be weird, creative and ambitious in this fast paced digital world, and that's what will keep cinema's heart beating, therefore, it will never die!