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Cynthia Sawma

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Award-winning Lebanese film director and writer. Cynthia's work includes documentaries, short films, music videos, and ads. Following her praised films "Congratulations" (2015) and "Red Wall" (2020), she debuted in VR with "Dreaming of Lebanon" (2023). Premiering at SXSW 2024, this immersive experience delves into the lives of young Lebanese navigating the tumultuous waters of the country's economic crisis.
BornMarch 5, 1991
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    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 13 nominations total

    Known for

    Gabriel Yammine, Aida Sabra, Julia Kassar, and Tony Mehanna in Congratulations (2015)
    Congratulations
    8.7
    Short
    • Director
    • 2015
    Zain Al Rafeea and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole in Capernaum (2018)
    Capernaum
    8.4
    • Casting Department
    • 2018
    Dreaming of Lebanon (2023)
    Dreaming of Lebanon
    Short
    • Director
    • 2023
    Red Wall (2020)
    Red Wall
    Short
    • Director
    • 2020

    Credits

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    Director

    • Your Turn 203
      • Director
      • Pre-production
    • Sobol 2025: Different Approaches to Documentary Filmmaking with Joude Gorani
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Dreaming of Lebanon (2023)
      Dreaming of Lebanon
      Short
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Scenes from Home (2022)
      Scenes from Home
      Short
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Red Wall (2020)
      Red Wall
      Short
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Gabriel Yammine, Aida Sabra, Julia Kassar, and Tony Mehanna in Congratulations (2015)
      Congratulations
      8.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2015

    Casting Department

    • Copilot (2021)
      Copilot
      6.3
      • casting: Lebanon
      • 2021
    • Hasan Akil and Manal Issa in Memory Box (2021)
      Memory Box
      6.6
      • casting
      • 2021
    • All This Victory (2019)
      All This Victory
      6.5
      • casting
      • 2019
    • Zain Al Rafeea and Boluwatife Treasure Bankole in Capernaum (2018)
      Capernaum
      8.4
      • casting associate
      • 2018
    • Christine Choueiri, Adel Karam, Kamel El Basha, Diamand Abou Abboud, Camille Salameh, and Rita Hayek in The Insult (2017)
      The Insult
      7.6
      • casting coordinator
      • 2017
    • Listen (2017)
      Listen
      6.5
      • casting assistant
      • 2017

    Writer

    • Scenes from Home (2022)
      Scenes from Home
      Short
      • writer
      • 2022
    • Red Wall (2020)
      Red Wall
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2020
    • Gabriel Yammine, Aida Sabra, Julia Kassar, and Tony Mehanna in Congratulations (2015)
      Congratulations
      8.7
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2015

    Personal details

    • Born
      • March 5, 1991
      • Beirut, Lebanon

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