Ophelia

Ophelia ²⁰²⁰

Hybrid Film and Analog Photography
starring Anne-Lise Maulin

Ophelia is a Hybrid Film and a black and white analogue series. The project is a tribute to the Pre-raphaelite brotherhood by telling the story of the creation of some of the most famous paintings, especially the most known “Ophelia” by Sir John Everett Millais. Where we can see nature taking more and more place in the art. The group’s intention was to reform art by rejecting what it considered the mechanistic approach. The film starring Anne-Lise Maulin and achieved in 2020 has already been awarded 4 times and nominated 9 times. The analog series has been featured on Kaltblut Magazine.
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Credits _____

Produced by
h7o7

Film by
Hadi Moussally

DOP & Post-Production
Olivier Pagny

Photography
Hadi Moussally & Olivier Pagny

Starring
Anne-Lise Maulin

Fashion Stylist
Jean Assem Privé

Assistant Stylist
Lisa Gautreau

Make Up Artist & Hair Stylist
Roberto Mambretti

Featuring
Yumi Katsura

Original Soundtrack
Hadi Zeidan

Recorded at
ALF Studios

Vocals
Marie Scirocco

Mixed & Mastered
Konstantin Semionov

Set Coordinator
Charbel Kamel

Awards & Nominations

« Best Experimental Film » Award
Mosaic World Film Festival 2020

« Best Experimental » Award
Maracay international film & video festival 2020

« Best Experimental Film » Award
Film In Focus Festival 2020

« Best Cinematography » Award
Film In Focus Festival 2020

« Best Original Score » Award
Film In Focus Festival 2020

« Best Fashion Film » Nomination
Canadian International Fashion Film Festival 2020

« Best Costume Design » Nomination
Canadian International Fashion Film Festival 2020

« Best Performer » Nomination
Canadian International Fashion Film Festival 2020

« Best Experimental Film » Nomination
Wales International Film Festival 2020

« Best Actress » Nomination
CinéFashion Film Awards 2020

« Best Experimental Film » Nomination
Luminous Frames 2020

« Best Editor » Nomination
Film In Focus Festival 2020

« Best Short Film » Nomination
Film In Focus Festival 2020

« Best Creative Concept » Nomination
La Jolla Fashion Film Festival 2020

« Best Music » Nomination
La Jolla Fashion Film Festival 2020

« Best Sound Design » Nomination
La Jolla Fashion Film Festival 2020

« Best Costume Design » Nomination
La Jolla Fashion Film Festival 2020

Official Selections

« Andromeda Film Festival 2021 » / Istanbul (Turkey) / January 2021
« Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) / December 2020
« CinéFashion Film Awards 2020 » / Los Angeles (USA) / November 2020
« International Art Film Festival 2020 » / London (UK) / November 2020
« Bucharest Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Bucharest (Romania) / November 2020
« Canadian International Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Toronto (Canada) / October 2020
« Luminous Frames 2020 » / Kjellerup (Denmark) / October 2020
« Bordeaux Shorts 2020 » / Bordeaux (France) / October 2020
« Zero Degree Film Contest 2020 » / Mohali (India) / October 2020
« International Short Film Festival of Cyprus 2020 » / Limassol (Cyprus) / October 2020
« Athens International Digital Film Festival 2020 » / Athens (Greece) / September 2020
« Thessaloniki Cinedance International 2020 » / Thessaloniki (Greece) / September 2020
« Vortex Festival 2020 » / Mexico (Mexico) / September 2020
« Buenos Aires International Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Buenos Aires (Argentina) / September 2020
« Girona Film Festival 2020 » / Girona (Spain) / September 2020
« Tirana International Film Festival 2020 » / Tirana (Albania) / September 2020
« Mosaic World Film Festival 2020 » / Rockford (USA) / September 2020
« Wales International Film Festival 2020 » / Swansea (UK) / September 2020
« Bogotá Experimental Film Festival / CineAutopsia 2020 » / Bogota (Colombia) / August 2020
« La Jolla International Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / San Diego (USA) / July 2020
« Buenos Aires International Film Festival 2020 » / Buenos Aires (Argentina) / July 2020
« Maracay international film & video festival 2020 » / Maracay (Venezuela) / June 2020
« Film In Focus Festival 2020 » / Bucharest (Romania) / April 2020
« Europa Film Festival 2020 » / Barcelona (Spain) / April 2020
« Athens Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Athens (Greece) / February 2020

Magazines

« Kaltblut Magazine » / Berlin (Germany) / July 2020

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Hadi Moussally was born in Lebanon in 1987.
By age 18, he decides to go study film direction in France where he acquires a first master’s degree in “Fiction Cinema” from Paris-Est Marne la Vallée University. Moussally then chooses to take on a complementary masters in “Documentary and Anthropological Cinema” from Paris X Nanterre University, in the course of Jean Rouch. In that respect, Hadi Moussally acquainted himself with reality-cinema. The anthropological and documentary approach accustoms him with the sense of keen observation of his subjects and alerts him to the importance of instantaneous shooting; whereas his fictional background gives him the urge of creating sensual, esthetically pleasing imagery universes.
From 2012, Hadi Moussally shifts towards the world of fashion and directs several experimental films some of which received various distinctions in festivals. In 2014 he made his first documentary on the end of his grandmother's life, and in 2016 a docu-portrait on a senior model. In 2018 he completed an experimental project on albinism "Positive" whose photos have been exhibited at the UNESCO, the City Hall of Paris and Beirut Art Fair as well. In 2015 he founded the production unit H7O7 whose main objective is to enable the making and promotion of films and photos with "hybrid" vocation where is privileged the mixture of genres between experimental, documentary, fashion and fiction. In 2020, he founded the collective “Hybrid Wave” with around 30 hybrid artists from around the world.

Hadi Moussally est né en 1987 au Liban.
A 18 ans, il décide de partir étudier se former au métier de réalisateur ou à la réalisation en France. Il obtient un premier master en « cinéma fiction » à l’Université Paris-Est Marne La Vallée. Il choisit de le compléter sa formation par un deuxième master en « cinéma anthropologique et documentaire » à l’Université Paris X Nanterre, dans la section créée par Jean Rouch. Il se familiarise ainsi avec le ciné-réel. L’approche anthropologique et documentaire le forme à l’art de l’observation du sujet et le sensibilise à l’intérêt de capturer l’instantané La formation en fiction lui fait goûter au plaisir de créer un univers en passant notamment par le travail du sens et l’esthétique de l’image. À partir de 2012, Hadi Moussally oriente sa trajectoire vers le monde de la mode et réalise de nombreux films expérimentaux dont certains ont reçu diverses distinctions dans des festivals. En 2014 il réalise un premier documentaire sur la fin de vie de sa grand-mère, et en 2016 un docu-portrait sur une mannequin senior. En 2018 il termine un projet expérimental sur l’albinisme « Positive » dont les photos ont été exposées à l’Unesco, à l’Hôtel de ville de Paris mais aussi à la Beyrouth Art Fair. En 2015 il fonde la boîte de production H7O7 dont l’objectif principal est de permettre la réalisation et la promotion de films et photos à vocation « hybride » où est privilégié le mélange des genres entre expérimental, documentaire, mode et fiction. En 2020, il fonde le collectif « Hybrid Wave » avec une trentaine d’artistes hybrides du monde entier.