Reem Samarani, born in Lebanon in 1994, spent her childhood between the United Arab Emirates and her home city of Beirut. She later went on to study cinematography at the University of Saint Joseph in Beirut where she got the opportunity to write and direct three short films. Along the way, she developed a cinematographic language riddled with symbolism. Her films tend to examine controversial topics and critical issues, such as the ethical and social conflicts of her home country, by means of irony and humor. She recently graduated in 2017 and is currently going to pursue a master’s degree in Paris..