Marie-Louise Elia
Directing
- Born
- December 19, 1990 (age 35) · Lebanon
Marie-Louise ‘Malou’ Elia is a Lebanese screenwriter, director, and editor. She studied Film Directing and Screenwriting in Beirut and New York.
A Film Independent alumna and a 2022 Global Media Makers fellow, Marie-Louise wrote and directed several short films and documentaries. She also edited many documentaries and short fiction films - some are currently having their festival run. In 2014, she was selected among the editing talents of the Beirut Talents.
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In addition to writing the series “Men Home La Hon”, Marie-Louise is currently developing three films: The Savior, a feature comedy, "Yearning" a short dramatic film and another feature screenplay We Find You Anywhere, winner of the Most Promising Screenplay prize, second place, at the Cinemai’yat Film Festival (2016).
She is also a lecturer at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA), and formerly at Saint Joseph University and the Lebanese University.
Known for
Behind the camera5
- 2024We Never Left Editor
- 2024Death & Other Fears Editor, Director, Writer
- 2021Recovery Editor
- 2017Take 18 Writer, Editor, Director
- TBABeirut in Black & White Screenplay, Director, Editor
Acting1
- 2024Death & Other Fears as Voice Over