Farah Al-Hashem

Farah ALHashim
NationalityLebanese-Kuwaiti
Alma materPanthéon-Sorbonne University
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2011 - present
Known forBreakfast in Beirut, The Fifth Day, Beirut Borhan, Ces Petits Riens, 7Hours
Websitehttps://www.farahalhashim.com/

Farah ALHashim (also Farrah Zaine) is a Kuwaiti-Lebanese filmmaker and journalist based in Paris. ALHashim has been making films since 2011 including 7 Hours, which won several awards at film festivals in 2013[1] and Breakfast in Beirut in 2015,[2] which was honored at multiple festivals.[3][4]

Early life and education

Born in Kuwait and raised between Beirut,[5] New York, London and Los Angeles, she holds a degree in journalism from Lebanese American University and a Master of Fine Arts (MFA) from New York Film Academy.[6]

ALHashem grew up as a nomad between MENA region and United States. Her parents, award-winning acclaimed Kuwaiti columnist Fouad ALHashem and her honourable award-winning Lebanese journalist and writer Awatif Zain. Her parents are prominent Arab authors, journalists and thinkers, and the winner of many awards for their decades of contribution to Arab international relations scene since mid 70s.

Awards and nominations

  • "Best Screenplay" at the Women Independent Film Festival Santa Monica in Los Angeles, CA for the short film "7hours" 2013
  • "Best Actress" at the Women Independent Film Festival Santa Monica in Los Angeles, CA for the short film "7hours" 2013
  • Official Selection on ECU world Tour at Cannes Short corner 2014 for the Film "7hours" 2014 Official Selection at International Arts Expo in Italy for the Film "7hours" 2014
  • Official selection at the Cabriolet Film Festival for "7hours" 2014 Official selection at the OnceaweekFilmFestival for "7hours" 2014 "Best Short Film" at the European Independent Film Festival in Paris, France in the Arab World Section for the Short Film "7hours" 2014.
  • Official Preview at Metropolis Sofil Theatre for Breakfast in Beirut - (sold out) 2014
  • Special Mention for Breakfast in Beirut from the Jury" section In Nour Sherif for Feature Films at Alexandria and Mediterranean Countries Film Festival, Egypt 2015
  • "Special Honorable screening" at Made in. Art Gallery in Venice, Italy for Film Breakfast in Beirut 2015
  • Honorable award for Breakfast in Beirut by the Ministry of Culture, Beirut 2014
  • Official selection at the International Film Festival Lumiere, Rome Italy for Breakfast in Beirut 2016
  • Breakfast in Beirut among the top five films representing Beirut in the movies according to LAHA Magazine 2015
  • Breakfast in Beirut honorary show at Antoine University, Lebanon 2015
  • Nominated "Film of the Year" Breakfast in Beirut at the Lebanese Film Festival in Sydney, Australia 2015 Breakfast in Beirut Art Festival in Venice, organized by Made in Gallery and the Municipality of Treviso as an honorable tribute to the award-winning film Breakfast in Beirut 2016
  • Breakfast in Beirut official selection at CultFest in Mastre, Italy 2016
  • Official selection at the Okaz Cultural Art Festival October 2016
  • Official premiere in Paris at the Cinema Le Brady on April 29, 2016 (full house)
  • Official selection at Beirut Women Independent Film Festival 2018 BBC Arabic film of the year for the film "Ces petits riens" in 2018
  • Official selection at Beirut Women Independent Film Festival for the film these little things 2019 Official selection at Beirut Women Independent Film Festival for the film "the fifth day" 2020
  • Official selection for "Confined to Paris" at the Beirut DC film festival in Beirut and in collaboration with the French Institute of Lebanon, 2020
  • Official selection of the film "The Fifth Day" at the Kuwait International Film Festival, 2020 Official selection at the Jerusalem International Film *Festival and winner of the Jury Prize for the film "The Fifth Day" in the Palestinian Territories 2021.
  • Festival and winner of the Best Film for the film "Beirut Borhan " in the Palestinian Territories 2022.

Career

In 2013, while working as a diplomatic advisor for Kuwait Mission to the UN in New York, she made her first critically acclaimed short film 7 hours, which toured over 31 cities around the world as part of its award as "Best Arab Short Film" at the European Film Festival in Paris, 2014 for the Arab Category. The film was awarded twice more at the Santa Monica Film Festival in California with the "Best Acting" and "Best Screenplay" awards.[7]

ALHashim has established her own film house, VioletSkye Films, in 2014 in Beirut. The company is registered in Lebanon as a production company dedicated only in creating content for web and cinema and she gives film courses remotely with CAP in Kuwait.[8]

The official Avant Premiere of Breakfast in Beirut was held in 2015 at the Metropolis Sofil Theater in Beirut while the official international premiere was in Paris at Le Brady Cinema in April 2016.[9] Breakfast in Beirut received an honorary recognition by the municipality of Treviso, Italy and in collaboration with the Gallery "Made In" Venice, Italy as they decided to name their art festival “Breakfast in Beirut Art Festival" in honor the film and ALHashem.[10] She also released unedited footage, behind the scenes of the film under a web-series on YouTube entitled "Beirut Secrets" that follows the life of the filmmaker while living in Beirut. Breakfast in Beirut was banned at the Kuwait Film Festival.[11][12][13]

In 2018, ALHashim released her second feature film "Ces Petits Riens", which tours International festivals during the fall of 2017[14] and she also released Women of Kuwait.[15] ALHashem started her doctoral thesis at Jean Moulin University in Lyon on the films of Borhan Alaouie. She is set to shoot a documentary about Borhan Alaouie in Beirut and is set to be released in 2022.[16]

In 2022 ALHashem released award-winning film "Beirut Borhan"[17] which received the best film award in Jerusalem international film festival in Palestinian Territories.[18] The film toured 8 countries in the Arab world and was named by ALJazeera documentary a "powerful film of 2022".[19] ALHashem continuous to push boundaries in cinema and has created a wave of filmmakers who are copying ALHashem's style of filmmaking that is mixing fiction and documentary in a form of a personal narration.[20]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2011 Marilyn Monroe in New York Writer, Director, Producer Official Selection in Central Florida Film Festival
2012 La Fraise Writer, Director, Producer Premiered in Warner Brothers Studios 2012
2013 7 Hours Writer, Director, Producer Awarded "Best Arab Short Film" in ECU Film Festival Paris 2014

Awarded "Best Screenplay" in Santa Monica Film Festival 2013

Awarded "Best Acting" in Santa Monica Film Festival 2013

Official Selection Cabriolet Film Festival

2015 Breakfast in Beirut Writer, Director, Producer, Cinematographer Nominated Film of the Year - Lebanese Film Fest Australia 2015

Award Best Film - Ministry of Culture - Lebanon 2015

Special Mention - Alexandria international film fest - Egypt 2015

Breakfast in Beirut art festival - 2015-2016 Venice - A festival dedicated to honoring the film. 3 months screening continuously in Venice and Rome

Premiered in Lebanon, Paris, Rome, and Egypt with full house nights.

2018 Ces Petits Riens, Little Nothings Actress, Director, Producer Official selection muscat international film festival 2018

Official selection Beirut women international film festival 2018

Official selection Austria film festival 2018

Official selection vancouver filmdance film festival 2018.

2018 Women of Kuwait Writer, Director, Producer
2019 Le Cinquième jour Writer, Director, Producer 2022 Beirut Borhan Writer, Director, Producer 2024 You Me and the sea Writer, Director, Producer

References

  1. ^ "Kuwaiti filmmaker grabs 2 awards at international fest" Archived 2018-07-02 at the Wayback Machine Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  2. ^ "Beirut's very own Cinema Paradiso" Al Jazerra. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  3. ^ "“Breakfast in Beirut” Nominated Film of the Year" New York Film Academy. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  4. ^ "LAU inspiration to acclaimed movie “Breakfast in Beirut”" LAU News. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  5. ^ "Farah al-Hashim: Some colleagues do not accept the presence of women" Al Qabas. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  6. ^ "Watch MFA Filmmaking Grad’s Award-Winning Film" New York Film Academy. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  7. ^ "Farah al-Hashim to Al-Rai: Lebanon is a Phoenician Bird" Alrai Media. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  8. ^ https://www.alanba.com.kw/ar/art-news/1064816/19-08-2021-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%82%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B4%D8%A9-%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D9%86%D8%AA%D8%A7%D8%AC-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%82%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B5%D9%88%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A9/
  9. ^ "Breakfast in Beirut" Archived 2019-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Le Brady Cinema. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  10. ^ "Artisti a "Breakfast in Beirut" in 30 narrano il Medioriente". May 2016.
  11. ^ "Kuwaiti director surprised after fest bans movie" Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  12. ^ "Film Festival bans ‘Tarweeka’ – Concert of Emirati singer cancelled" Arab Times. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  13. ^ "How About Censoring Censorship?" Kuwait Times. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  14. ^ "Al-Hashim Offers Experimental Cinema in "A Story Not Written"" Aljaida. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  15. ^ "Farah Al Hashim prepares for her second feature film ... About Kuwait" Archived 2018-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Al Hayat. Retrieved 2018-03-15.
  16. ^ https://www.youm7.com/story/2019/6/23/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%AE%D8%B1%D8%AC%D8%A9-%D9%81%D8%B1%D8%AD-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%87%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%85-%D8%AA%D9%86%D8%AA%D9%87%D9%89-%D9%85%D9%86-%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%85%D9%87%D8%A7-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AA%D8%B3%D8%AC%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%85-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%AE%D8%A7%D9%85%D8%B3/4301096 [bare URL]
  17. ^ "Beirut Borhan (2022)". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2023-05-11.
  18. ^ https://alarab.news/فيلم-الغريب-يفوز-بأكبر-جوائز-مهرجان-القدس-السينمائي
  19. ^ "مهرجان السجادة الحمراء.. أجنحة السينما المرفرفة في سماء غزة تكسر الحصار".
  20. ^ "" بيروت برهان" يستعيد سينما الثمانينيات وأحد روادها". 5 December 2022.

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