The Day I Lost My Shadow

The Day I Lost My Shadow is a 2018 drama film written and directed by, in her feature directorial debut.
A co-production between Lebanon, France and Qatar, it premiered at the 75th Venice International Film Festival, in which it was awarded the Lion of the Future for best debut film.

Cast

Sawsan Arshid as Sana
Samer Ismail as Jalal
Reham Alkassar as Reem
Oweiss Mokhallalati as Mahmoud

Production

The film was produced by KAF Production, Acrobates Films and Metaphora Production.

Release

The film premiered at the 75th edition of the Venice Film Festival, in the Orizzonti sidebar, in which it won the Lion of the Future for best debut film. It was also screened at the 43rd Toronto International Film Festival, in the Discovery section.