Mira Shaib | |
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Born | Beirut, Lebanon | October 7, 1993
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Years active | 2016–present |
Mira Shaib is a Lebanese filmmaker known for Arzé, [1] which had its North America premiere in Tribeca and was selected in the Main Competition of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival, [2] [3] but the festival was canceled due to the Israel–Hamas war. [4] [5]
Mira Shaib earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television from the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts from Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. [6] In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of Eugène Ionesco's The Lesson. [7]
Mira Shaib is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including Robert Bosch Stiftung, where she attended the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, [8] Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency, [9] the Red Sea Lodge, [10] and the Torino Film Lab. [11] [12] Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund. [13] [14]
Mira is the cofounder of Cinema For All, an arts initiative with a mission to make cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. The initiative was launched in 2019 in Ain Ebel with film-making workshops and outdoor screenings of Sophie Boutros' Mahbas and Cyril Aris's documentary feature The Swing. [15]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2024 | Arzé | Yes | No | No | BJIFF, Tribeca, CIFF |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2021 | "Still ❤ Beirut" | Yes | Yes | No | [16] |
2017 | "Lilacs" | Yes | Yes | No | Berlinale Talents [17] |
2015 | "Diaspora" | Yes | Yes | No |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2013 | The Lesson | Yes | No | No |
Mira Shaib | |
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![]() Mira Shaib | |
Born | Beirut, Lebanon | October 7, 1993
Education | |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 2016–present |
Mira Shaib is a Lebanese filmmaker known for Arzé, [1] which had its North America premiere in Tribeca and was selected in the Main Competition of the 45th Cairo International Film Festival, [2] [3] but the festival was canceled due to the Israel–Hamas war. [4] [5]
Mira Shaib earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film & Television from the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts from Concordia University's Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Montreal. [6] In October 2013 while at LAU, she directed a university production of Eugène Ionesco's The Lesson. [7]
Mira Shaib is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including Robert Bosch Stiftung, where she attended the Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, [8] Film Independent's Global Media Makers LA Residency, [9] the Red Sea Lodge, [10] and the Torino Film Lab. [11] [12] Her first feature film was among the first recipients of the Red Sea Film Festival Foundation Production Fund. [13] [14]
Mira is the cofounder of Cinema For All, an arts initiative with a mission to make cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. The initiative was launched in 2019 in Ain Ebel with film-making workshops and outdoor screenings of Sophie Boutros' Mahbas and Cyril Aris's documentary feature The Swing. [15]
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2024 | Arzé | Yes | No | No | BJIFF, Tribeca, CIFF |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2021 | "Still ❤ Beirut" | Yes | Yes | No | [16] |
2017 | "Lilacs" | Yes | Yes | No | Berlinale Talents [17] |
2015 | "Diaspora" | Yes | Yes | No |
Year | Title | Director | Writer | Producer | Notes |
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2013 | The Lesson | Yes | No | No |