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Death & Other Fears

Through inner monologues, collected footage, and texts written at different time intervals, the filmmaker questions her relationship with mortality, death, and other fears.

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  • Marie-Louise Elia
    Writer
    Beirut in Black & White, Take 18
  • Marie-Louise Elia
    Director
    Beirut in Black & White, Take 18
  • Jean-Claude Boulos
    Producer
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    الموت ومخاوف أخرى
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes 45 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 10, 2024
  • Production Budget:
    500 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Cyprus, Lebanon, Spain, Turkey, United States
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    iPhone
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Marie-Louise Elia

Marie-Louise ‘Malou’ Elia is a Lebanese screenwriter, director, and editor. She studied Film Directing and Screenwriting in Beirut and New York.

A Film Independent alumna and a 2022 Global Media Makers fellow, Marie-Louise wrote and directed several short films and documentaries. She also edited many documentaries and short fiction films - some are currently having their festival run. In 2014, she was selected among the editing talents of the Beirut Talents.

In addition to co-writing a series “Men Home La Hon”, Marie-Louise is currently developing three films: The Savior, a feature comedy, "Yearning" a short dramatic film and another feature screenplay We Find You Anywhere, winner of the Most Promising Screenplay prize, second place, at the Cinemai’yat Film Festival (2016).

She is also a lecturer at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA), and formerly at Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese University.

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