Marie-Rose Osta
Marie-Rose OSTA is an independent Lebanese scriptwriter and director. Her film Then Came Dark (2021) won the Special Jury Award at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival and was featured in the Video Brazil section of the 40th São Paulo Biennale. Currently, she is developing her debut feature film while producing a short film titled Someday, A Child, both part of a diptych exploring the mystery of childhood. Additionally, Osta is venturing into series, creating a paranormal show based on urban legends, which is currently in development.
Filmography
(selection) Then Came Dark (2021), Home Bitter Home (2026)
Marie-Rose Osta at IFFR
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Home Bitter Home
Ghina Abboud, Naïm El Hajj, Salim Mrad, Aline Ouais, Jihad Saade, Marie-Rose Osta | 157' | Lebanon | World premiere
Six directors craft intimate portraits of artists striving to create and survive in today’s Lebanon.