Noura Kevorkian, Lebanese-Canadian director, alternates between Beirut and Toronto. She debuted with the short documentary Veils Uncovered (2002), in which Damascus women, publicly covered in headscarves, speak openly about women's sexuality and lingerie. Screened at Amsterdam's IDFA, the film, along with images from the book she co-authored, The Secret Life of Syrian Lingerie, were exhibited at the renowned Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam. The historical documentary ANJAR: Flowers, Goats and Heroes (2009), her feature-length debut, deals with a girl growing up during the Lebanese Civil War. At present, Kevorkian is at work on her third feature Batata. The project, which received a Doha Film Institute Grant and an award for best pitch at the Dubai IFF, features a family of Syrian immigrants who work potato fields in Lebanon.
50. MFF Karlovy Vary
