Ely Dagher is a
Lebanese director, screenwriter and artist known for his short film ''
Waves '98'' and most recently his first feature film ''
The Sea Ahead'' which had its premiere at the
2021 Cannes Film Festival
Early years
Ely graduated from Goldsmiths College in 2009 with a master's degree in Art and Media Cultures. Previously he had received a bachelor's degree in graphic arts and illustration as well as a Bachelors in animation at the Academie Libanaise Des Beaux Arts in Lebanon.
Career
Dagher's film ''
Waves '98'' won the
Short Film Palme d'Or
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at the
2015 Cannes Film Festival, becoming the first Lebanese film to ever receive the award.
In February 2020 Dagher completed shooting his first feature film, ''
The Sea Ahead'' (''Al Bahr Amamakoum''), with post-production finishing a year afterwards in March 2021 Owing to the devastating economic crisis in Beirut, Covid and the Beirut port explosion which halted the post production for two months. The film had its premiere at the
Cannes Film Festival
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part of the 53rd
Directors' Fortnight.
Filmography
* ''
Waves '98'' (short), 2015
* ''
The Sea Ahead'', 2021
References
External links
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1985 births
Living people
Lebanese film directors
Writers from Beirut
Alumni of Goldsmiths, University of London
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