A Road to Damascus
Spring Grants 2019 - Development Stage
Meedo Taha / Feature Narrative / Lebanon, France, Qatar / Original Language: Arabic / Interests: Drama, Politics, Social Issues, Adaptation, Mystery, Immigration, Women Issues
Synopsis
Based on Meedo’s novel of the same title. A bus carrying immigrant farmers is gunned down just outside a prosperous wine-producing town in the mountains of Lebanon. The authorities are quick to label the murder politically motivated. They bring in Nancy, a young police cadet born in this town, to console her townspeople. However, Nancy refuses to play into the narrative and instead embarks on her own secret investigation. Meanwhile, a local college professor behaves erratically, covers up evidence, and tells misleading stories about what happened. As he grows into her prime suspect and as their lives intertwine, Nancy’s quest for the truth threatens to destroy the delicate balance of their community.
Credits
- Director
- Meedo Taha
- Screenwriter
- Meedo Taha
- Producer
- Marie Mouchel-Blaisot
- Production Company
- MAT Productions
- Production Company
- MAT Productions
About the Director
Meedo Taha is a Lebanese filmmaker and author who tells stories about people who dare to push social boundaries. His films include 'The Incident' (Jury Award from the Directors Guild of America), and his literary work includes the novel 'A Road to Damascus' (published by Interlink). His work has been screened at festivals such as Busan and Clermont-Ferrand and has received support from the Sloan Foundation, Doha Film Institute, Centre National du Cinéma, Cine Qua Non Lab, and Sundance Institute. Meedo earned a PhD in Architecture from the University of Tokyo and an MFA in Directing from UCLA.