Lebanese women are taking the film industry by storm. With Nadine Labaki’s Capernaum (2018) nominated for an Oscar and Mounia Akl’s Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021) sweeping the awards circuit as well, Lebanese films have increasingly garnered international attention.Labaki, arguably Lebanon’s most famous film director, says that more women work in the Lebanese film industry than men.
Source: Through Her Lens: The Feminist Filmmakers Revolutionizing Lebanese Cinema | Pulitzer Center