Cinema Therapy | Hala El Kouch

A² The Show - Ep 425 Feat. Hala El Kouch

"Hala El Kouch is an award winning Lebanese film director and photographer. But as multipotentialite, she is also a film teacher, writer, editor, colorist and voice over artist. She grew up and lived in Lagos, Nigeria since 1995, then moved to her hometown Beirut, Lebanon for her studies in 2008. With a bachelor in cinema followed by a masters degree in film directing from the Lebanese University of Fine Arts; she graduated both with distinction.
Her films were featured in many prestigious film festivals, including her documentary “The Perfect Picture”, which was officially selected at the Gabes Film Festival (2021), ARGO (2022), and Hollywood Women Themes International Film Festival (2022), among others."

0:00:0 Cinema Therapy | Hala El Kouch
0:02:32 Cinema Therapy
0:06:46 Connecting with a character
0:10:42 Hala's new film
0:20:05 Future of cinema & the danger of being a filmmaker
0:26:14 What have you done?
0:33:23 Childhood
0:35:28 Women in film
0:39:35 Max Richter
0:42:33 Being a film teacher
0:47:51 Peace

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