Childhoods

As an actress, Isild Le Besco has featured in over twenty films, including Cédric Kahn’s Roberto Succo (2001), Adolphe (2002) and À tout de suite (2004), both by Benoît Jacquot. At seventeen, she directed Demi-tarif (2000), using her brothers and a DVcam. In it she revealed an unsuspected world, the everyday savagery in the life of three children left to their own devices. This was followed by Charly (2007), the story of an adolescent who flees his adoptive family for the sea, and Bas-fonds (2010). –Locarno Film Festival 

Joana Hadjithomas (Arabic: جوانا حاجي توما‎) is a Lebanese film director, screenwriter and producer. She often collaborates with Khalil Joreige. A Perfect Day (2005) is one of their most acclaimed films, and earned them the Don Quixote Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival. They also received acclaim for Around the Pink House, which was Lebanon’s official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination. —Wikipedia 

Khalil Joreige (Arabic: خليل جريج‎) is a Lebanese film director, screenwriter and producer. He often collaborates with Joana Hadjithomas, his wife. They teach and contribute to several publications.

A Perfect Day (2005) is one of their most acclaimed films, and earned them the Don Quixote Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at the Locarno International Film Festival. They also received acclaim for Around the Pink House, which was Lebanon’s official Best Foreign Language Film submission at the 72nd Academy Awards, but did not manage to receive a nomination. In 2008 they directed Catherine Deneuve in a film that premiered in the official selection of Cannes Film festival Je veux voir (I want to see) In 2008, they also presented a documentary ‘Khiam 2000-2007(film)’ Their films have been shown in the most prestigious festivals where they have gathered awards, and have been released theatrically in many countries. —Wikipedia