An Album of Vows

Arab Short Films

An Album of Vows

Genre:
Drama

Year:
2023

Duration:
24 minutes

Rating:
18+

Screenplay: Elio Tarabay

Cast: Joy Frem, Alexandre Slaiby

Cinematography: Chris Akoury

Editing: Elio Tarabay

Production: Shirley Khoury

Awards: - Audience choice award – Beirut Shorts – Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon – 2023 - Best Student Film - Beirut Shorts – Zouk Mosbeh, Lebanon – 2023 - Audience Choice award – Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival – Batroun, Lebanon - 2023

Début Status: International Première

Synopsis

A young Lebanese woman named Hiam changes her name to Danielle in order to take her holy vows to become a nun. In parallel, a young Lebanese man named Nahed is also preparing to take his vows to become a priest.

The eternal vows are taken, and they now try to navigate the covenant life.

By pure chance, they are both sent to France temporarily, where they are faced by an environment that makes them question everything about their life decisions, providing fertile soil for identity and existential crises. The greatest catalyst for this: meeting each other for the first time.

Director’s biography

Elio Tarabay is a Lebanese filmmaker, with a bachelor's degree in Audiovisual and Film studies from Notre Dame University. He works as a freelancer writer, director, and 2D animator. Tarabay directed “An Album of Vows”, which won multiple awards at the Beirut Shorts International Film Festival 2023 and the Batroun Mediterranean Film Festival. Elio also won the Best Writing Award for “I am a Chef” at the 48 Hour International Film Competition. His other work “I am a Painting” made it to the top 15 of “Yes we Cannes” competition. He’s currently working alongside his producer Shirley Khoury on her master’s film at Metfilm School London.