Farah Al-Hashem

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]

Farah ALHashim
NationalityLebanese-Kuwaiti
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active2011 - present
Known forBreakfast in Beirut

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]

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 remotly 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]

Filmography
YearTitleRoleNotes
2011Marilyn Monroe in New YorkWriter, Director, ProducerOfficial Selection in Central Florida Film Festival
2012La FraiseWriter, Director, ProducerPremiered in Warner Brothers Studios 2012
20137 HoursWriter, Director, ProducerAwarded "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

2015Breakfast in BeirutWriter, Director, Producer, CinematographerNominated 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.

2018Ces Petits Riens, Little NothingsActress, Director, ProducerOfficial 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.

2018Women of KuwaitWriter, Director, Producer
2019Le Cinquième jour Writer, Director, Producer 2022Beirut Borhan Writer, Director, Producer 2023Broken French Writer, Director, Producer

References
  1. "Kuwaiti filmmaker grabs 2 awards at international fest" 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" 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" 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
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