Author Biography
Elie Yazbek is the director of the Doctoral School for Human and Social Sciences (EDSHS) at Saint-Joseph University of Beirut, Lebanon. He was director of the Institute of Theatrical, Audiovisual and Cinematographic Studies (IESAV) at the same university from 2011 to 2020. He is a professor and teaches courses on directing and film theory, for example. He also directs seminars in Finland, France, and Greece and is a guidance counselor at the Institut des métiers du cinéma (ISMA) in Benin, one of the leading audiovisual institutes in Africa, where he has taught since 2011. He has made a number of documentaries and published essays (eg. Regards sur le cinéma libanais and Montage et idéologie dans le cinéma américain contemporain), edited volumes (Religion and Science-Fiction, Créer après la catastrophe), and plays. His work has appeared in Lebanese and other languages.
