I created this video for my 2-year anniversary in the US, my 2-year anniversary away from Lebanon. In 2019, I left heartbroken and angry. I threw away the script I had written, I imprisoned my friends in a phone screen, I left behind my dreams and ambitions. The night before I left, we protested and we partied. Typical Lebanese. I told my friends I’ll come back. I told them I’ll only be visiting the US for Christmas vacation. In January 2020, everything will be fine in Lebanon and I’ll be back. I told this story to them and to myself. I packed only one suitcase. I wouldn’t have had the courage to get on the airplane with more. I had to lie to myself to leave. I had to believe I’m coming back. I’ve been away since. Physically at least. I’ve followed the news of the thawra, I’ve facetimed my friends for hours, I’ve cried a river following the Beirut explosion. It took me 2 years to feel okay. To find a new normal. To completely change careers. To make new friends. To learn to love again. Today I feel lighter. I have my family around. I have my first listing on the market. I found my spaces. I met amazing people. I fell in love. Of course the pain remains. The attachment remains. The worry remains. But I am trying to heal. And as a Lebanese, this is more than one could ask for.

A mother leads her daughter on a journey full of memories in the hope of taking one last picture. - Winner of Best Film, Best Screenplay, Best Director and 6 other awards in Beirut 48 Hour Film Project 2018. - Selected in the top 10 among 125 international city-winner films in Filmapalooza Film Festival, Orlando 2019. - Screened in the Best of the World Special Event at Cannes International Film Festival SFC 2019. - Officially selected for Elia International Film Festival 2019.

A mother struggles to protect her children from a mysterious monster. - Winner of The Audience Award in Beirut 48 Hour Film Project 2019.