During the closing ceremony of “the 4th International Women’s Film Festival – Herat” held in Kabul, Afghanistan on 22 Oct. 2016 the winners of this edition of the festival were announced.
Sam Khoury from Lebanon was awarded as the best leading actor in the film “The Blind of the Cathedral” directed by Nadine Asmar by the international jury.
The Blind of the Cathedral
Original Title: L’aveugle de la Cathédrale
Director: Nadine Asmar, Lebanon
Leading Actor: Sam Khoury
Genre: Social Drama
Date & Country of Production: 2015, Lebanon
Language: Arabic
Duration: 17 minutes
Synopsis: In front of a cathedral, fate leads to Hala and Bachir’s meeting.
At first sight, they share nothing in common: she is a -15year-old student, a Muslim and she sees. Whereas Bachir is 27, he plays the lute, is a Christian and blind. Two pure souls meet in a country ruled by hatred and conflicts, division and sectarianism, and just before the burst of the civil war. Hala and Bachir will go through an adventure that will empower their innocent love. But a dark fate awaits them.
Director’s Biography and Filmography
Nadine Asmar, born 1994, is
an aspiring Lebanese director, freelance photographer, producer, editor and movie blogger, with a bachelor’s degree in Audiovisual Media from the Lebanese University. The Blind of the Cathedral is her graduation movie. She was praised for several academic shorts: «Dans mon cocon» featured in Brooklyn- based We Are Temporary’s «You Can Now Let Go», and «Yingtai», a Chinese short.
