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Mounia Akl

Mounia Akl

Mounia Akl is a Lebanese Director and Writer living between Beirut and New York. Mounia holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from ALBA, Lebanon and an MFA in Directing from Columbia University, New York. Apart from her Directing work, Mounia has taught film Directing at the Northwestern University, Chicago and taught a screenwriting Lab at Columbia University where she also was the TA of Richard Peña. Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021) is her first feature film.

Known for

A Sad and Beautiful World
A Sad and Beautiful World
2025 • Yasmina
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
2023
The President's Visit
The President's Visit
2017
Bahiya & Mahmoud
Bahiya & Mahmoud
2011 • Woman in Blue

Full filmography

Bahiya & Mahmoud
Bahiya & Mahmoud
2011 • Woman in Blue
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Mounia Akl – Biography, Known For & Filmography