Biography

Marcelle Aleid - Writer and Director

Marcelle Aleid, a Syrian Writer and Film Director. Born in Damascus and raised between Syria and the UAE. Between 2011 - 2012, Marcelle took a role of Assistant Producer of 6 short fictions and 3 Short Documentaries. In 2012 She worked with the BBC Natural History Unit in their "Wild Arabia" series. In 2013, Marcelle was recruited By Sesame Street, in the US as the Project Manager for the launch of a new TV channel for the Arab region. In 2014 She Wrote and Directed her short film "A Letter" before moving to Canada where she join the production of two short films "Lady Luck" and "Canadian Experience" In 2016, She started a campaign to highlight the successful Syrian Refugees around the world and the campaign "My One Thing" was covered by France 24 English and French and the Lebanese TV Channel MTV. This project is now in development to be her first feature documentary.

In 2017, Marcelle completed 4 short films "The Truth", "Status" ,"Vision" and " A Date" and working now on her first 30 min documentary "My Voice" which talks about the trauma that the interpreters face as a result of their work and their rights in Canada.
- IMDb mini biography by: Marcelle Aleid