Salim Mrad
Salim MRAD (1987, Lebanon) obtained his Bachelor’s degree in audiovisual studies in 2009 and his Master’s degree in filmmaking 2012 from IESAV (Beirut). In 2017, he completed a second Master’s degree in film research on the theme “The Screen of Sacrifice”. He also participated in the Documentary Exchange Workshop with the Danish Film School. His filmography includes short documentaries, medium-length fiction, a feature documentary and a film trilogy around the nude body. Beside teaching cinema in Beirut, he is now working on his film, music and literature projects.
Filmography
A Letter to My Sister (2008, short), A Trip to the Barbershop (2010, short), The Demolition (2012), The Conception (2012), This Little Father Obsession (2016), Agate Mousse (2021) Tea with Adonis (2022, short), Shapes of Normal Human Beings (2025)
Salim Mrad at IFFR
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Shapes of Normal Human Beings
Three friends take an 8-day road journey to make sense of Lebanon at this moment in time.
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Agate mousse
Photography, sex, reproduction and the power of minerals merge into one in this aesthetic alleviation of fear of the finite.