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Lea Najjar

Geburtsort
Wien
Biography

Born in Vienna, Austria in 1994, she grew up in Lebanon and already began working as a press photographer during her schooldays. She first studied at the American University of Beirut before taking up a degree in documentary directing at the Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg. "Kash Kash" is her graduation film. It premiered at CPH:DOX 2022 in Copenhagen and has won prizes including the 2022 First Steps Award and the Golden Frog at the Camerimage film festival in Poland.

Source: 73. Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin (Catalogue)

Filmography
2020-2022
Kash Kash
  • Director
  • Screenplay
2019
22 Karat Liebe
  • Director
2018
Happy Hours
  • Director
  • Director of photography
  • Producer
2016/2017
Sara The Dancer
  • Screenplay
2016
Iris
  • Director
  • Editing
  • Sound
2016
Let There Be Light
  • Director
  • Producer
2015
Madama Butterfly
  • Director
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