SISTERS OF THE ROTATION
2022
Logline | At Sisters of the Rotation’s convent, the Earth doesn’t spin by itself.
Lebanon | Arabic | Dark Comedy | 15'
Cast | Zeina Sfeir, Betty Taoutel, Elias Absi
Producers | The Zarazir Brothers (madame le tapis)
Co-Producers | Lucid Post, Elia El Haddad, Simon Souaid
With the Support of | Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA), Gargour Automotive Company,
Commercial Insurance
Line Producer | Imad Creidi
Writers/Directors | The Zarazir Brothers
Director of Photography | Mohamad Sabbah
Costume Designer | Maïssa Abi Rizk
Sound Engineer | Geddy Kamel
Editor | Sebastien Leclercq
Sound Editor | Simon Souaid
Sound Mixing | Elia El Haddad
BROADCAST
2023 - Present | CANAL+ and CANAL+ INTERNATIONAL
Territory: France, DROM-POM (French Polynesia and New Caledonia) - COM, Andorra, Monaco, Mauritius, Switzerland and Africa.
2023 - Present | Movistar Plus+
Territory: Spain and Andorra
WINNER
2023 | Special Mention of the International Live-Action Competition at PÖFF Shorts in Tallinn - Estonia
2023 | Live Action Short Special Jury Prize at Seattle International Film Festival - USA
2023 | Best National Film at Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival in Batroun - Lebanon
2023 | Runners Up, Best International Short at Under Our Skin Human Rights Film Festival in Naïrobi - Kenya
2023 | Best Fiction Film at Festival du Film Libanais de France in Paris - France
2023 | Special Mention Cinematography at Festival du Film Libanais de France in Paris - France
2023 | Special Mention Best Performance at Festival du Film Libanais de France in Paris - France
2023 | Special Mention Best Director at Festival du Film Libanais de France in Paris - France
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2023 | South By SouthWest SXSW in Austin, Texas - USA
2023 | REGARD - Festival international du court métrage au Saguenay, Quebec - Canada
2023 | KORTFILMFESTIVALEN - Norwegian Short Film Festival in Grimstad - Norway
2023 | Palm Springs International ShortFest in Palm Springs - USA
2023 | Odense International Film Festival in Odense - Denmark
2023 | PÖFF Shorts - Black Nights Film Festival in Tallinn - Estonia
2023 | Guanajuato International Film Festival in Guanajuato - Mexico
2023 | Seattle International Film Festival in Seattle - USA
2023 | HollyShorts Film Festival in Los Angeles - USA
2023 | New Orleans Film Festival in New Orleans - USA
2023 | Shorts Mexico in Mexico City - Mexico
2023 | Leeds International Film Festival in Leeds - UK
2023 | Izmir International Short Film Festival in Izmir - Turkey
2023 | Maremetraggio - ShorTS International Film Festival in Trieste - Italy
2023 | Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival in Batroun - Lebanon
2023 | Festival du Film Libanais de France in Paris - France
2023 | Malmö Arab Film Festival in Malmö - Sweden
2023 | TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest in Torino - Italy
2023 | Izmir International Short Film Festival in Izmir - Turkey
2023 | Under Our Skin Human Rights Film Festival in Naïrobi - Kenya
2022 | Red Sea International Film Festival in Jeddah - KSA
OMÉ
2019
Logline | Following the death of his mother, 9-year-old Elias goes to extreme lenghts to naively bring her back from Jesus' Heaven all while defying his faith...
Lebanon - Qatar | Arabic | Drama | 17'
Cast | Jack Abboud El Janah, Mohammad Assaf, Houssam Sabbah, Joseph Zeitouni
Producers | G. Zarazir (madame le tapis), Gabriel Chamoun (The Talkies)
Co-Producers | Wassim Geagea, Lucid Post
Associate Producers | Georges Kanaan, Rasha Bazzi
With the Support of | The Lebanese Ministry Of Culture, The Doha Film Institute
Line Producer | Ghiwa El Haiby
Director | Wassim Geagea
Original Idea | Wassim Geagea
Writers | Tony Eli Kanaan, Wassim Geagea
Director of Photography | Nassim Geagea
Art Director | Daniel Choueiry
Wardrobe | Maïssa Abi Rizk
Sound Engineer | Pierre Baz
Editor | Sebastien Leclercq
Sound Editor | Cedric Kayem
BROADCAST
2020 - Present | OSN
Territory: MENA Region
WINNER
2021 | PUBLIC PRIZE at the 5th Mediterranean Film Festival of Batroun - Lebanon
2021 | FIFOG D'OR at the 16th Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève - Switzerland
2021 | INTERNATIONAL SHORT SPECIAL MENTION at the Dublin International Film Festival - Ireland
2021 | SPECIAL MENTION at Jerusalem Arab Film Festival - Palestine
2020 | BEST FICTION at the 50th Tampere Film Festival - Finland
2020 | RISING STAR AWARD at the 9th Richmond International Film Festival - USA
2020 | BEST DIRECTOR at the 9th Richmond International Film Festival - USA
2020 | SPECIAL MENTION at the 10th Malmo Arab Film Festival - Sweden
2019 | SILVER STAR at the 3rd El Gouna Film Festival - Egypt
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2021 | 5th Mediterranean Film Festival of Batroun - Lebanon
2021 | 16th Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève - Switzerland
2021 | 17th Dublin International Film Festival - Ireland
2020 | 34th Leeds International Film Festival - UK
2020 | 18th Festival de Cortos de Bogota (BOGOSHORTS) - Colombia
2020 | 24th Flickers' Rhode Island International Film Festival - USA
2020 | 10th Bengaluru International Short Film Festival - India
2020 | 45th Odense International Film Festival - Denmark
2020 | 26th Palm Springs International ShortFest - USA
2020 | 48th Huesca International Film Festival - Spain
2020 | 22nd Bermuda International Film Festival - Bermuda
2020 | 38th Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay - Uruguay
2020 | 50th Tampere Film Festival - Finland
2019 | 41th Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CINEMED) - France
2019 | Interfilm Berlin - Germany
2019 | 34th Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur (FIFF) - Belgium
2019 | 3rd El Gouna Film Festival - Egypt
SOUS LES SOUTANES
2015
Logline | Monsignor Isidore gives a visit to an isolated convent in order to announce its closing down. During the visit he steps on a land mine. Panic is installed and their faith becomes questioned.
Lebanon | Arabic - French | Comedy | 20'
Cast | Manuel Daher, Yvonne Nakad, Lucienne Zarazir, Mona Kheir,
Emilie Sahyouni and Stephanie Atala
Producer | Antoine Zarazir
Co-Producer | Académie Libanaise des Beaux-Arts (ALBA)
Line Producer | G. Zarazir
Writer/Director | Michel Zarazir
Director of Photography | Karim Ghorayeb
Art Director | Krystel Bou Karam
Sound Engineer | Simon Souaid
BROADCAST
2020 - Present | OSN
Territory: MENA Region
2016 - 2017 | CANAL+ and CANAL+ AFRIQUE.
Territory: France, DROM-POM (French Polynesia and New Caledonia) - COM, Andorra, Monaco, Mauritius, Switzerland and Africa.
WINNER
2015 | GOLD MIKELDI for the best fiction at the 57th Zinebi International Festival of Documentaries and Short Films of Bilbao - Spain
2015 | CANAL+ PRIZE at the 37th CINEMED Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier - France
2015 | JURY MENTION at the 37th CINEMED Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier - France
2015 | BRONZE DINOSAUR at the 22nd Etiuda&Anima - Poland
2017 | PUBLIC PRIZE at the 1st Mediterranean Film Festival of Batroun - Lebanon
2016 | BEST SHORT FILM at the 22nd European Film Festival - Lebanon
2016 | BEST FIRST FILM at the 12th Lebanese Film Festival - Lebanon
2016 | BEST SCRIPT at the Cinemaiyat Film Festival - Lebanon
2015 | PUBLIC VOTE at the 9th NDU International Film Festival - Lebanon
2016 | PUBLIC CHOICE at the Original Narrative - UAE
OFFICIAL SELECTION
2016 | 44th Huesca International Film Festival - Spain
2016 | 34th Festival Cinematográfico Internacional del Uruguay - Uruguay
2015 | 57th Zinebi International Festival of Documentaries
and Short Films of Bilbao - Spain
2015 | 37th CINEMED Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Montpellier – France
2018 | Focus Liban, 40th CINEMED Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen
de Montpellier – France
2019 | Focus Liban, Journées cinématographiques de Carthage - Tunisia
2016 | 31st Festival International du Film Francophone de Namur FIFF – Belgium
2016 | 17th “ShorTS” - International Film Festival - Trieste, Italy
2015 | 22nd International Film Festival Etiuda & Anima - Krakow, Poland
2017 | 21st Arab Film Festival - San Francisco and Los Angeles - USA
2016 | 6th International Short Film Festival of Cyrus ISFFC – Limassol, Cyprus
2017 | Exhibition "Chrétiens d'Orient: 2000 ans d'Histoires" - Institut du
Monde Arabe (INA), Paris - France
2018 | 24th International Short Film Week Regensburg - Germany
2018 | 3rd Haifa Independent Film Festival - Palestine
2017 | 4th Tripoli International Film Festival - Lebanon
2017 | 1st Batroun Mediterrenean Film Festival - Lebanon
2016 | 22nd European Film Festival – Lebanon
2016 | Original Narrative - Dubai, UAE
2016 | 11th Festival International du Film Oriental de Genève FIFOG – Switzerland
2016 | Cabriolet Film Festival (Gemmayze and Byblos) - Lebanon
2016 | 12th Lebanese Film Festival – Lebanon
2016 | Cinemaiyat – Lebanon
2016 | Lebanese Film Festival - Sydney, Australia
2016 | 16st Festival du Cinéma Méditerranéen de Bruxelles – Belgium
2016 | Days of Cinema – Ramallah, Palestine
2015 | 9th NDU Film Festival – Lebanon
2015 | 11th Passagi d'Autore - Sardinia, Italy
VENI, VIDI, VICI
2015
Logline | Panic at Vaticano city...
Lebanon | Italian - French - Arabic - English | Drama | 5'
Cast | Michel Zarazir, Jorje Mario Bergoglio
Writer/Director/Producer | Michel Zarazir
THE YELLOW LINE
IN DEVELOPMENT
Logline | Stranded for months in legal limbo inside an airport terminal, Tarek believes there is no place for him on Earth. He has a lucid dream that grows closer to reality: going to space…
Lebanon | Absurd Comedy, Magical Realism | 15'
Producers | The Zarazir Brothers (madame le tapis)
Writer/Director | Carol Mezher
ELECTRIC DAY
IN DEVELOPMENT
Logline | When 40-year-old electrician Ghassan takes his sick father with him to work, nothing goes to plan.
Lebanon | Dark Comedy | 15'
Producers | The Zarazir Brothers (madame le tapis)
Writer/Director | Carine Khalaf