A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Birthplace:
Lebanon
Born:
June 29, 1989
Mounia Akl is a Lebanese Director and Writer living between Beirut and New York. Mounia holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from ALBA, Lebanon and an MFA in Directing from Columbia University, New York. Apart from her Directing work, Mounia has taught film Directing at the Northwestern University, Chicago and taught a screenwriting Lab at Columbia University where she also was the TA of Richard Peña. Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021) is her first feature film.
Director:
2016 Submarine
2017 El Gran Libano
2017 Lebanon Factory
2022 Costa Brava, Lebanon
???? The Lebanon I Dream Of
Editor:
2016 Submarine
2017 El Gran Libano
2017 Lebanon Factory
2022 Costa Brava, Lebanon
???? The Lebanon I Dream Of
Screenplay:
2016 Submarine
2017 El Gran Libano
2017 Lebanon Factory
2022 Costa Brava, Lebanon
???? The Lebanon I Dream Of
Script Editor:
2016 Submarine
2017 El Gran Libano
2017 Lebanon Factory
2022 Costa Brava, Lebanon
2023 To Keep Your Vital Organs Warm
???? The Lebanon I Dream Of
Writer:
2016 Submarine
2017 El Gran Libano
2017 Lebanon Factory
2022 Costa Brava, Lebanon
2023 To Keep Your Vital Organs Warm
???? The Lebanon I Dream Of
Director:
2022 The Responder
2023 Boiling Point
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