Bane Fakih
Bane Fakih is a Lebanese director based in Beirut.
Her first short film Assil and Jad was awarded Best Short at the European Film Festival of Beirut, Best Student Film in Nadi Li Kol El-Nass, Best Screenplay at the NYC International Film Festival. Bane holds an MFA degree in Screenwriting/Directing at Columbia University where she was awarded the Ezra Litwak Award for Distinction in Screenwriting. She wrote and directed Vibes which screened at OutFest, Palm Springs ShortFest, Berlin Feminist Week, FilmOut San Diego, Reelout and OutWest Film Festival. Her first feature script Keep It Together was selected by the Tribeca Film Institute for the Tribeca All Access 2019 program and grant. Her short screenplay Keep It Together was selected for the Through Her Lens, Chanel 2019 program and grant at the Tribeca Film Institute.
In 2020, Bane wrote and directed Little Family, a short movie about the Lebanese uprising in 2019. In 2022, she is developing You Exist Too Much, a series for universal studios adapted from the award winning book with the same title by Zeina Arafat.
Pigeon Wars
Sélection Annuelle 2022
Rana, 20, is a brilliant and fiercely independent student who has completely cut ties with her parents. Bold and competitive, she spends her days roaming the streets of Beirut, pushing back against patriarchy wherever she sees it. When she stumbles upon the secretive, male-dominated world of pigeon wars, she becomes captivated by the idea of conquering the skies. With the help of Hassan, also 20—a gentle, selfless young man from a very different world who always puts others first—Rana begins to find her place in this new world. As they train together on the rooftops of Beirut, an unexpected friendship blossoms. Despite their differences, they gradually grow closer, learning from one another along the way. Hassan realizes it’s okay to chase his own dreams, while Rana comes to understand that her relentless ambition is driven by a deep emotional wound—one she must confront by returning home and facing her parents.
