NADINE LABAKI
10 things you didn’t know about the Lebanese director of Capernaum, winner of the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival
CANNES, GOLDEN GLOBE, ACADEMY AWARD…
In 2018, Nadine Labaki was selected for Competition with her moving tale of a young refugee that sent shockwaves around the world. Nominated for a Golden Globe and an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film, Capernaum, catapulted the filmmaker to superstardom as the first woman from the Arab-speaking world to be nominated in that category.
NADINE’S FAVORITES
INSPIRATION
“I’m inspired by people”
HOMETOWN
Baabdat is a return to my roots. Our home there used to belong to my grandmother.
CARTOON CHARACTER YOU RESEMBLE THE MOST
ANNIE, CANDY’S FRIEND
MOST IMPORTANT PERSON
My children, my family
PASTIME
We enjoy spending time in nature. My husband Khaled makes wine, so we help him harvest grapes.
BEST & WORST PURCHASES
Everything is worthless in our lives – clothes… we don’t really need them.
TITLE OF THE MOVIE ABOUT YOUR LIFE
Probably “The stubborn and the Perseverant”.
FAVORITE RESTAURANT
A wine bar in Ashrafieh
FAVORITE NIGHTCLUB
Not really a nightlife person
FAVORITE FOOD
Okra and rice, I guess. But you know what? I don’t have traditions. I like trying new things.
