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The task is to edit a public domain feature into a 5 minute short, staying true to the original story. I chose to edit my favourite film, Cinema Paradiso, 155 minutes long (Giuseppe Tornatore, 1989). I got the Honors Badge for my edit. 2017. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/ee3f8e0d-0d3c-4ada-9470-115c2892e016/472710950_10170644708725080_2699259849177457242_n.jpg Awards & Honors - Make it stand out Organized by the Metropolis Association and the Goethe-Institut in Beirut, in collaboration with the Berlinale Talents and ARRI, I was part of the 2nd edition of Talents Beirut held in September 2015. Talents Beirut hosts talents every year from the Arab World, allowing us to meet with established film professionals. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/5edfdfe8-79fe-4ede-9dc8-33232171f99a/Screen+Shot+2025-02-27+at+4.50.44+PM.png Awards & Honors - Make it stand out Featured in a short documentary about women filmmakers in developing countries around the world, Dir. by Anne Van Campenhout, part of the International Women’s Film Festival, in Assen, Netherlands in 2017 and 2018. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/6485542f-7706-4ce1-9bc1-151ad213c06d/Screen+Shot+2025-12-29+at+2.28.54+PM.png Awards & Honors - Make it stand out Featured in Assembled, the Irish Screen Editors Magazine, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/df5acf2b-4382-4f47-a813-05868948ec35/2015+LMA+3.jpg Awards & Honors - Make it stand out Lebanese Movie Guide Awards 2015. Received Best Editing for Héritages, Dir. by Philippe Aractingi. https://www.christinesafi.com/new-page daily 0.75 2025-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/1610558834529-BRFFT8XRK7QYV5SNUZJW/image-asset.png Narrative About Voluntary Return, IOM, produced by Heavy Man Films, Ireland - 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/edc61d38-6c0a-44d0-b445-1844d7bed436/Safe+Zone+1.jpg Narrative - Make it stand out (Offline Editor, Narimane’s story) Safe Zone, Documentary-Series, Dir. By Marco Bollinger, Lebanon/US - 2016 Produced by Jodie Livingston in LA, Safe Zone is a series of short documentaries that follow the daily lives of Syrian children, girls to be specific, who have fled the war to land in refugees’ camps in Lebanon, still dreaming of a better future. Giving them a video-journalism workshop, Bollinger captures the children’s thirst to tell their stories. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/bf9f382d-4ba2-4e63-9dee-46a878340162/Madam+President.png Narrative - Make it stand out (Offline Editor, Season 1) Madam President, TV Series, Jordan/US - 2015 Produced by Search for Common Ground-NGO, Madame President follows NOURA SAAD as she assumes the presidency of a fictional Middle Eastern government “Jabalein” (translation: 2 mountains). This is an intimate portrait of her life in power, unveiling her struggle to balance the needs of her nation, her family, and herself. As she navigates through some of the region’s most critical issues, she must face hostile members of the parliament. Her most pointed critic is MAYA DAOUD, who communicates with the President through her blog. Maya and her group of tech-savvy friends are a constant reminder of the country’s future, and give a glimpse into the ever expanding world of media and grassroots politics. The series is backed with a grassroots engagement campaign. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/59775154-bb69-438f-9678-309e54765c91/Heritages.png Narrative - Make it stand out Héritages, Feature Documentary, Dir. By Philippe Aractingi, Lebanon/France - 2014 This autobiography is a docu-fiction. It recounts the exiles of the director and his family over the past 4 generations, summing up to 100 years of history. It’s a story of identity and generational trauma. He directed the movie to and with his children where they reenact their ancestors’. Having spent months with a few hundreds hours of personal and historical archives, I learned a lot about the history of my country, a lot of it unknown to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/1610559397447-UIUTH49X6881EVS8SY6J/Screen+Shot+2021-01-13+at+5.14.16+PM.png Narrative Meitheal, produced by Heavy Man Films and Dir. by its owner Tomek Ciezki, Ireland - 2019 This short documentary tells the story of a French baker living in a small town in Ireland whose cottage burned down and was helped by the community https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/04e3a811-373c-4d77-9338-df92724f515a/My+Name+is+James.png Narrative - Make it stand out Part of the Short Documentary Bursary scheme in 2021, an initiative of Ardán and Galway City, this short documentary, Dir. by Mary Kelly, is an inspiring story of one young man’s determination to overcome the challenges of intellectual disability and follow his dream to become an artist and DJ. Screened at the Galway Film Fleadh in 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/18258e0e-cd4c-47b3-888f-8daf541dff2a/8+days.jpg Narrative - Make it stand out (Trailer) 8 days 8 borders, Documentary Dir. By Amanda Bailly, Lebanon/US - 2017 With no answer to her application for resettlement, and every other path to safety closed off, a smuggler’s raft to Europe was the only way out from Syria for this single mother and her kids. “8 Borders 8 Days” shows the intimate details of why a mother is willing to risk her children’s lives for a better future. It is an immersive experience of their eight-day journey to safety. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/1610559656404-R4ZMG67861V65Z0IWMIV/Home+of+Hope+AE.png Narrative (Assistant Director & Editor) Home of Hope, Dir. by Dana Barakat, Lebanon/US - 2011 This short documentary depicts the daily routine of children collected from the streets. It was featured in the World Humanitarian Day 2011 Campaign for the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, largely due to the incredible work of founder and humanitarian worker, John Eter and founder of “Home of Hope” which is the only orphanage in the country that houses, educates and feeds Non-Lebanese orphans and street children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/57486c16-fd2c-4e26-a06e-49cb109a183d/3000+nights+3.jpg Narrative - Make it stand out (Assembly Editor) 3000 nights, Feature Narrative, Dir. By Mai Masri, Lebanon/Jordan - 2014 It is the story of a Palestinian woman who gets arrested and imprisoned in Israeli facility for no other reason than being Palestinian. While she finds out she’s pregnant, her husband immigrates to Canada. Her baby is born in prison and stays there for the first year of his life surrounded by violence but most importantly strong women, resistance, stories and dreams https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/dcaa43de-b42a-4919-9941-5f11e09b3479/Love+and+war.png Narrative - Make it stand out Love and War on the Rooftop, a Tripolitan Tale, Documentary, MARCH-NGO, Lebanon - 2015 A Conflict Resolution Project and Play to begin with, this documentary portrays the reality of two ethnic groups of young men and women normally at war. They come together and create a play together, becoming the best of friends. They currently run a cultural café on the demarcation line in Tripoli, Lebanon using theatre as a form of conflict resolution and organising parties for kids. Behind the screen, I noticed how they were able to accept the camera and replace weapons with acting. I realized I want to be involved in a more direct way in shaping human rights projects and making a difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/1610558914068-VTRFOTHUEBK4IB7EH4T2/Screen+Shot+2021-01-13+at+5.13.46+PM.png Narrative A story of Integration, IOM, produced by Heavy Man Films, Ireland - 2020 https://www.christinesafi.com/what-else daily 0.75 2025-02-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/52edcac4-7694-46e1-b1be-1b27fe09bbc0/IMG-20220630-WA0011.jpg Film & Movement - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/bea7243f-a0e1-4891-937c-29d64361e21b/Screen+Shot+2025-02-27+at+7.52.09+PM.png Film & Movement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/1610581935458-FKG8DVQU7I75HZL16FF3/Screen+Shot+2021-01-13+at+11.50.28+PM.png Film & Movement https://www.christinesafi.com/web-and-corporates daily 0.75 2025-03-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/1db5d822-faa1-454b-b6f5-15faec78544c/Galway+2020.png Other Video Projects - Make it stand out Community Cast, Galway 2020 European Capital of Culture, produced by Heavy Man Films https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5fa3fb1930bfae48420cf563/3c34587b-d30f-49e2-b230-0c4cc4ff1a2a/Screen+Shot+2025-02-25+at+3.15.48+PM.png Other Video Projects - Make it stand out 2024 Hypnopompia, Video and Art Installation by Visual Artist Mo Maria