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 15 times, nominated 28 times and selected in 50 festivals worldwide. 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
Chandler International Film Festival 2021

« Best Music Video » Award
Super Shorts Film Festival New York 2021

« Best Experimental Short » Award
San Antonio Independent Film Festival 2021

« Best Styling » Award
Fashion Films RD 2021

« Best Foreign Fashion Film » Award
Bharat International Film Festival 2021

« Honorable Mention » Award
ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival 2021

« Best Fashion Film » Award
Varese International Film Festival 2020

« Best Experimental Film » Award
Prague International Monthly Film Festival 2020

« Best Experimental Film » Award
Mosaic World Film Festival 2020

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

« Best Experimental Film » Award
Luminous Frames 2020

« Best Creative Concept » Award
Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2020

« Best Cinematography » Award
Andromeda Film 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

Honorable Mention
TINCAN Magazine Writing Awards 2022

« Best Experimental Film » Nomination
Lisbon CineFest 2021

« Best Dance Film » Nomination
ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival 2021

« Best Art Film » Nomination
ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival 2021

« 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 Style » Nomination
Austin Arthouse Film Festival 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

« Lisbon CineFest 2021 » / Lisbon (Portugal) / December 2021
« Super Shorts Film Festival London 2021 » / London (UK) / December 2021
« Super Shorts Film Festival New York 2021 » / New York (USA) / December 2021
« CUERPO MEDIADO - Festival de Videodanza 2021» / Online (Argentina) / November 2021
« Retro Avant Garde Film Festival 2021» / Cairo (Egypt) / November 2021
« Rolling Ideas Film Festival 2021 » / Online / October 2021
« Raleigh Film & Art Festival 2021 » / Raleigh (USA) / October 2021
« Bolton International Film Festival 2021 » / Bolton (UK) / September 2021
« Kansas City Underground Film Festival 2021 » / Kansas (USA) / September 2021
« Genesis International Film Festival 2021 » / Moscow (Russia) / September 2021
« International Kansk Video Festival 2021 » / Kansk (Russia) / August 2021
« Dance Cinema Dance Film Festival 2021 » / Sydney (Australia) / August 2021
« Origin International Audiovisual Festival 2021 » / Orce (Spain) / August 2021
« Kinolikbez 2021 » / Saint-Petersburg (Russia) / July 2021
« San Francisco Frozen Film Festival 2021 » / San Francisco (USA) / July 2021
« Tlanchana Fest, Festival de Cine y Arte Digital 2021 » / Valle de Bravo (Mexico) / July 2021
« ReelHeART International Film and Screenplay Festival 2021 » / Toronto (Canada) / July 2021
« Land Of Enchantment Family Film & Fashion Festival 2021 » / Albuquerque (USA) / June 2021
« Abbot Kinney Fantastic Film Festival 2021 » / Los Angeles (USA) / October 2021
« New Jersey Independent Film Festival 2021 » / New Jersey (USA) / May 2021
« Kalakari Film Festival 2021 » / Dewas (India) / May 2021
« Sydney Square Dance Festival 2021 » / Sydney (Australia) / April 2021
« San Antonio Independent Film Festival 2021 » / San Antonio de Ibarra (Ecuador) / March 2021
« Fashion Films RD 2021 » / Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) / March 2021
« International Encounter of Filmmakers - Esto Es Para Esto 2021 » / Monterrey (Mexico) / February 2021
« Bharat International Film Festival 2021 » / Mumbai (India) / January 2021
« Obskuur Ghent Film Festival 2021 » / Ghent (Belgium) / January 2021
« Chandler International Film Festival 2021 » / Chandler (USA) / January 2021
« Le Prince International Film Festival 2020 » / Caracas (Venezuela) / December 2020
« Austin Arthouse Film Festival 2020 » / Austin (USA) / December 2020
« Sarajevo Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) / December 2020
« Varese International Film Festival 2020 » / Varese (Italy) / December 2020
« Bogotá Music Video Festival 2020 » / Bogota (Colombia) / December 2020
« CinéFashion Film Awards 2020 » / Los Angeles (USA) / November 2020
« Moscow Shorts 2020 » / Moscow (Russia) / November 2020
« International Art Film Festival 2020 » / London (UK) / November 2020
« Chelsea Fashion & Film Festival 2020 » / New York (USA) / November 2020
« InShadow Lisbon Screendance 2020 » / Lisbon (Portugal) / November 2020
« Fashion Film Festival Istanbul 2020 » / Istanbul (Turkey) / November 2020
« Andromeda Film Festival 2020 » / Istanbul (Turkey) / November 2020
« Bucharest Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Bucharest (Romania) / November 2020
« Prague International Monthly Film Festival 2020 » / Prague (Czech Republic) / November 2020
« Canadian International Fashion Film Festival 2020 » / Calgary (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. His films have been awarded worldwide and have received more than 30 awards, 50 nominations and 200 selections in international festivals. 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 pour 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 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. Ses films ont été récompensés dans le monde entier et ont reçu plus de 30 prix, 50 nominations et 200 sélections dans des festivals internationaux. En 2020, il fonde le collectif « Hybrid Wave » avec une trentaine d’artistes hybrides du monde entier.