Zayn Alexandre
New York City, New York
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About Zayn
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Awards
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‘Best Short Film’ - Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival
(2021) -
'Khayrallah Art Prize' - NC State University
(2020) -
'Silver Hypatia Award' - 6th Alexandria Short Film Festival
(2020) -
‘The Ahmed Khedr Award for Excellence in Arab Filmmaking’ - ÉCU
(2020) -
'Laguna Sud Award’ - Laguna Sud, Il Cinema fuori dal Palazzo
(2019)
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Credits
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Manara (
2019 )
Film by Zayn Alexander Director/Actor/Producer *Special Presentation: 76th Venice International Film Festival - Giornate degli Autori (Venice Days) / 16.edizione Giornate degli Autori Alla Mostra Di Venezia -
Abroad (
2018 )
Film by Zayn Alexander Director/Actor/Producer *2020 WINNER of the prestigious KHAYRALLAH ART PRIZE; *2018 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Official Selection — Live Action Shorts Competition / "Powerful." — Cinephilia & Beyond / “A VERITABLE TOUR DE FORCE.” — Moise A. Khayrallah Center for Lebanese Diaspora Studies
Loglines
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Manara (2019) Drama ⋄ Mystery Tragedy strikes when the Zayyad family loses its patriarch under mysterious circumstances, leaving the surviving members to fend for themselves within a judgmental community in Southern Lebanon.
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Abroad (2018) Drama Jad and Rania, a Lebanese couple living in New York City, struggle to achieve their shared dream of breaking into the entertainment industry due, in part, to the typecasting of Arab actors.
Education
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New York University
(2013-2015) -
Columbia University
(2010-2012)
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