23rd edition November 20th to 28th, 2026
23rd edition
20 to 28 November, 2026
Lana Daher is a filmmaker and multidisciplinary artist based in Beirut. An IDFAcademy alum, she holds a BFA from the American University of Beirut and an MA in filmmaking from Goldsmiths, University of London, and has long been active in Beirut’s art and music scenes, working across sound, image, and archival practices. Her work is grounded in research and intuitive storytelling, and she explores the space between documentary and fiction by placing different time periods and emotional landscapes in dialogue. She makes her feature-length directorial debut with Do You Love Me, an archive-based essay film built from Lebanon’s rich but fragmented audiovisual history. Daher co-produced the film through her company, My Little Films, which she founded in 2024.
Composed entirely of archival footage, Do You Love Me is a playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory. It is a love letter to Beirut, spanning 70 years of film, television, home videos, and photography, exploring the Lebanese collective psyche marked by joy and intimacy, destruction and loss. Through the eyes of citizens, filmmakers, and artists, the film reconstructs a fragmented history in a country without a national archive, celebrating creative expression as resistance, renewal, and a way to preserve memory.
Director Lana Daher
Producer Jean-Laurent Csinidis, Lana Daher
Screenwriter Lana Daher, Qutaiba Barhamji
Editor Qutaiba Barhamji
Sound Pierre Armand
Production Companies Films de Force Majeure, My Little Films
International Sales Company Lightdox