Take 18

On the set of an independent film shot in Lebanon, a young American Star is killed.
The gun - used as a prop - is a real weapon and everyone is a suspect.
The Producer and The Director meet to watch the rushes hoping to find some clues.

  • Marie-Louise Elia
    Director
  • Marie-Louise Elia
    Writer
  • Yara Abi Nader
    Producer
  • Helen Zuckerman
    Key Cast
  • Yazan Maarouf
    Key Cast
  • Ali Sammoury
    Key Cast
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    دجل
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Crime
  • Runtime:
    20 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    March 7, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    7,000 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic, English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Film Color:
    Black & White and Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Ayam Beirut Al Cinema'iyat (Beirut Cinema Days)
    Beirut
    Lebanon
    March 17, 2017
    National Premiere
  • Cyprus International Film Festival - Golden Aphrodite
    Pafos
    Cyprus
    June 28, 2018
    International Premiere
    CYIFF 2018 APHRODITE CINEMATIC AWARD / Veteran Short FilmSelection
  • Bridges International Film Festival - Corinth
    Corinth
    Greece
    October 9, 2018
  • Bridges International Film Festival - Athens
    Athens
    Greece
    October 10, 2018
  • Bridges International Film Festival - Nafplio
    Nafplio
    Greece
    October 11, 2018
  • The Cecil County Independent Film Festival
    North East, Maryland
    United States
    December 6, 2019
    North American
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Marie-Louise Elia

Born in Lebanon in 1990, Marie-Louise – mainly known as Malou – got through her school years thanks to movies and writing.
A screenwriter, director and editor, Marie-Louise is passionate about movies and creating them.
She studied Cinema, Film Directing and Screenwriting in both Lebanon (Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts – ALBA) and New York (New York Film Academy).
Marie-Louise wrote and directed several short fiction films like ‘Di Meliora’ (2013) and ‘Beirut in Black & White’ (2012) and a couple of short documentaries.
In September 2014, she was selected among the editing talents of the Berlinale Talents, held in Beirut.
Marie-Louise also collaborated in many cinematographic projects varying from documentaries to short fictions, as an editor or writer.
In the meantime, she writes short stories and she’s working on her first feature screenplay that won the second most promising screenplay prize at the Cinemaiyat Film Festival (2016).

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