Georgia: Queer Artists Fighting For Their Rights (2024)
There's only one Pride march in the entire Caucasus, and it takes place in Georgia. The pro-Russian government now equates LGBT struggles with Western propaganda that needs to be suppressed. At a time when their identity is increasingly politicized and threatened, Georgian queer artists are using their art to resist and fight against the country's authoritarian trends, while also documenting a queer history that is often erased.
Distribution: Arte, Program 33
Role : Director, On-Camera Reporter
Lebanon: Fashion Against Modern Slavery (2024)
Viany de Marceau came to Beirut thinking that a small job would enable her to finance fashion studies in Europe, but was trapped by the kafala system. Like many African and Asian domestic helpers in Lebanon, she was exploited by abusive employers who confiscated her passport. Today, through fashion, she fights to give back their identity and dignity to migrant workers in Lebanon.
Distribution: Arte, Program 33
Role : VJ/DoP
Ukraine: Raves and Resistance (2023)
While soldiers are fighting on the frontlines since Russia's full scale invasion, the Ukrainian techno scene leads the fight in its own way. Partying has become a way of releasing stress and raising funds for the army.
Distribution: Arte, Program 33
Role : Reporter, VJ/DoP
The Fall of Nagorno-Karabakh (2023)
In December 2022, Azerbaijan’s blockade of Karabakh separated two sisters for 10 months. While Nanar was in Stepanakert fearing ethnic cleansing, Nare was in Yerevan trying to mobilise the international community, until the fall of Nagorno-Karabakh in September 2023.
Distribution: Ereb Media, Sphera Network
Role : Director, DoP, Translator
Armenia: A Beauty at War (2022)
Like many women in her country, Miss Universe Armenia decided to take up arms and undergo paramilitary training to learn how to defend her people in case of a new war in the region.
Distribution: Brut Media
Role : Fixer/Field Producer, Translator