Cheers, to Those Who Stay | |
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Directed by |
Mounia Akl Cyril Aris |
Written by | Mounia Akl Cyril Aris |
Starring |
Kyle Stephens Cyril Aris Mounia Akl Karl Noujeim Diane Mehanna Panos Aprahamian |
Cinematography | Kyle Stephens |
Music by |
Mashrou' Leila Paul Tyan Walid Haddad |
Production company | Orange Dog Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 21 minutes |
Country | Lebanon |
Languages | Arabic English |
Cheers, to Those Who Stay is a 2010 Lebanese short film by Cyril Aris and Mounia Akl.
Cheers, to Those Who Stay revolves around Kyle, a Lebanese expatriate living in Detroit and studying filmmaking there. Kyle returns to Lebanon to deal with what he describes as a director's block and to get film material for his project. Kyle stays at his cousins flat where he meets his relatives: Omar a wannabe actor who is stuck in a clerical job; Maissa a controlling character who is always right; Alex a lazy bone and speedster; Joana the underdog obsessed with cleanliness and Ziad the hopeless romantic. Through his cousins Kyle experiences Lebanese everyday people, their problems, joie de vivre and complaints about the life in Beirut. [1] [2]
Cheers, to Those Who Stay | |
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Directed by |
Mounia Akl Cyril Aris |
Written by | Mounia Akl Cyril Aris |
Starring |
Kyle Stephens Cyril Aris Mounia Akl Karl Noujeim Diane Mehanna Panos Aprahamian |
Cinematography | Kyle Stephens |
Music by |
Mashrou' Leila Paul Tyan Walid Haddad |
Production company | Orange Dog Productions |
Release date |
|
Running time | 21 minutes |
Country | Lebanon |
Languages | Arabic English |
Cheers, to Those Who Stay is a 2010 Lebanese short film by Cyril Aris and Mounia Akl.
Cheers, to Those Who Stay revolves around Kyle, a Lebanese expatriate living in Detroit and studying filmmaking there. Kyle returns to Lebanon to deal with what he describes as a director's block and to get film material for his project. Kyle stays at his cousins flat where he meets his relatives: Omar a wannabe actor who is stuck in a clerical job; Maissa a controlling character who is always right; Alex a lazy bone and speedster; Joana the underdog obsessed with cleanliness and Ziad the hopeless romantic. Through his cousins Kyle experiences Lebanese everyday people, their problems, joie de vivre and complaints about the life in Beirut. [1] [2]