A SEPARATION

A young Lebanese woman struggles to live far from her home country.

Produced & Directed by Alexandre Ayoub
Screenplay: Catherine Otayek & Alexandre Ayoub

CAST

Narrator: The Lebanese Catherine Otayek
Grandmother 1: Yvonne Ayoub
Grandmother 2: Najat Srour
The Child: Alexandre Rizkallah
The Couple: Marion Coubard & Felix Desmichelle

CREW


Cinematography Alexandre Ayoub
Camera Assistant (Paris) Ornella Marraccini
Editing & Original Music: Arnaud Dallet
Editing & Sound Mix Clément Josse
Color Grading Romain Livenais
Arabic Subtitles & Translation Rita Waked Mouawad

“Ya Mariamou”


Musical Direction Elias Albona
Piano Paul Nassar
Performed by the choir of the Notre Dame du Liban Parish in Paris:
Carine Challita, Charbel Keyrouz, Cindy El Kassis, Johnny El Beyrouthy, José Lameh, Mariela Aoun, Marion Fares, Maria El Haddad, Pauline Njeim, Petra Farhat, Ramzi Korban, Sirine Kahil, Tatiana Geara, Wissam Khalil.
Special thanks to Pauline Njeim.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT

Marylou Arnaux, Philippe, Ghada and Yasmine Ayoub, Georges, Leina and Raoul Ayoub, Ibrahim, Cyrine, Samir, Kamal and Jad Azar, Nada and Kamel Azar, Ghaleb and Maha Azar, Andrée Bou Akel, Joséphine Bou Chedid (Em Saïd), Adeline Boulard, Lucien Courtine, Karim Dabar, Guillaume Demaret (Panavision), Cynthia Eid, Jalal El Mir, Denis Garnier (Panavision), Stephane Gonzalez (Panavision), Nadim Ghraizi, Michelle Khoury, Julie Lo-ré, Camille Lorfing, Magid Maamari, Yoan Martinelli, Laura Mauvezin, Lars Plezer, Yasmina Rahal, Meltine Razafinantenaina, Jennifer Sarkis (Matière Première), Fadia Srour, Margaux Weiss & Sousou Blanche (the cat).

THANKS TO

Deir el Kalaa Country Club, the city of Jezzine & Panavision Alga Techno.