Then Came Dark

Cinematographer: Marie-Rose Osta and Mutaz Salloum

Screenwriter: Marie-Rose Osta

Producer: Marie-Rose Osta

Executive Producer: Mutaz Salloum and Marie-Rose Osta

Co-Producer: Mutaz Salloum, AFAC, The post office, and DB Studios

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Composer: Subchamber Ensmble

Editor: Marie-Rose Osta and Rakan Mayasi

Animator: Mahmoud Korek and Lilya Helou

Sound Design: Lama Sawaya

Music: Abeyance

A mist emerges, a howling wind kicks in and the forest turns dark. Two men pull out a tree and drag it like a dead body. In a forest in the mountains of Lebanon, where the unspoken pact of balance between the villagers and the forces of nature breaks, legend has it that revenge is bound to happen.

Marie-Rose Osta
Marie-Rose Osta is a Lebanese scriptwriter and director. With a passion for independent filmmaking, she has crafted a number of short films, each with its own flavor. Her latest creation, Then Came Dark, premiered at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award in 2021. Osta is currently in the midst of developing her debut feature film, while producing her new short, both part of her diptych on childhood.

Marie-Rose Osta

Marie-Rose Osta is a Lebanese scriptwriter and director. With a passion for independent filmmaking, she has crafted a number of short films, each with its own flavor. Her latest creation, Then Came Dark, premiered at the 43rd Cairo International Film Festival and won the Special Jury Award in 2021. Osta is currently in the midst of developing her debut feature film, while producing her new short, both part of her diptych on childhood.

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