Nicolas Fattouh

director and visual artist

Lebanon / Canada

Nicolas Fattouh is a visual artist and film director. In 2018, his debut film How My Grandmother Became a Chair received the Film Prize of the Robert Bosch Stiftung as German Lebanese co-production during the Berlinale. This award-winning film was selected in more than 125 prestigious festivals around the world. today, Nicolas works in parallel on his films, exhibitions and performances in Lebanon and abroad. In 2023, Nicolas created Beirut Animation Nights, in partnership with Cinema Royal, to showcase animated short films from all over the world with a focus on author films from the Mediterranean region.

HOW MY GRANDMOTHER BECAME A CHAIR (2020)

MY LAND HAS ABANDONED ME (2016)

LE VOLEUR DE CASSEROLES (2015)

Salted Skins

in development

Two brothers, Nabil and Mikayel lived peacefully in their small house protecting them from the threatening salt. Everything was fine until one day, when Mikayel married and started his own, big family. Little by little, the annoying children started occupying every corner of the house, leaving very little space for Nabil. The house started to feel too small and it was too noisy. Eventually, Nabil has no choice but to break a window in order to breathe. The salted winds start covering Nabil’s body and sneak all the way to his heart. The salted winds then enter the house and cover the entire space and every family member. Can the family ties be restored in an environment so saturated by salt?