PRESS

CRITICAL ACCLAIM & REVIEWS

“Alitisal” (2024) — Featured in Collider with a 9/10 review; praised as a “heartbreaking, unflinching look…”

FESTIVAL & AWARD RECOGNITION

Alia (2025)

Official Selection — Tasveer Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)

Alitisal (The Call) (2025)

🏆 Best International Film — Female Voices Rock Film Festival (NYC)

🏆 Echo Online Engagement Award — Beirut Shorts International Film Festival (Oscar-qualifying)

Official Selection — Hollywood Arab Film Festival

Official Selection — Lebanese Film Festival in Canada

Official Selection — Beverly Hills Film Festival (25th Edition)

Nominee — Brussels International Cineverse Film Festival

An Epilogue to Hegemon (2024)

🏆 Award of Excellence — Canada Shorts Film Festival

Nominee — Best Canadian Short, Hollywood North Film Awards

Interscape: Unconscious Minds of the World (2022)

🏆 Winner — Best Sci-Fi / Fantasy, Andromeda Film Festival

Nominee — Best Short Film, New York Monthly Film Festival

Nominee — Best Short Film, Denver Monthly Film Awards

Nominee — Best Short Film, AltFF Alternative Film Festival

Nominee — Lift-Off Global Network (London)

Open My Eyes (2020)

🏆 Best Film — CKF International Film Festival

🏆 Best Director — CKF International Film Festival

🏆 Best Woman Filmmaker — Madras Independent Film Festival

🏆 Winner — New York Tri-State International Film Festival

Finalist — Tokyo International Short Film Festival

Performance Award

WINNER - VANCOUVER MONOLOGUE SHOW

MEDIA FEATURES, PANELS

& THOUGHT LEADERSHIP

Panels & Media Coverage

Participated in a panel discussion on authentic representation of Southwest Asian, North African, and diasporic communities in film.

Panelist in a festival discussion exploring Lebanese cinema, identity, and cross-cultural storytelling within the Canadian film landscape.

Podcast Appearances

CHAT WITH DAN SHOW (EPISODES)

Digital Media Features

Featured guest on an industry-focused YouTube series exploring film, storytelling, and creative careers.