Lilacs

writer & director
Mira Shaib

synopsis
Hanna, a melancholic woman, returns to Lebanon after 12 years to search for her twin brother, who was kidnapped during the Lebanese civil war.

genre  
Drama

length 
23 minutes

production
Lebanon – Germany

Producer Germany: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg
Producer Lebanon: Aya Naboulsi
Post – Producer: Zeina Badran

actors
Wafaa Celine Halawi, Faek Homaissi, Aida Sabra, Aliya Khalidi, Saad Kadiri, Julien Farhat, Shaden Fakih

crew
Cinematographer: Anne Bolick
Editor: Natalie Hamade
Sound Designer: Ramzi Zeidan
Art Director: Omar Beaini
Wardrobe Designer: Awad Awad
Makeup: Albert Rizkallah
Assistant Director: Ayman Ghali, Natalie Hamade
Production Manager: Hassan Zein, Firas Hamdan

festivals
Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF), Egypt
Lebanese Film Festival, Lebanon
Lebanese Film Festival (LFF), Australia
Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale Talents, Germany