About
Cyril Aris is a Lebanese director and screenwriter, and a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences®. His first fiction feature, A Sad and Beautiful World (2025), premiered at the Venice Film Festival in Giornate Degli Autori, where it won the Audience Award. The film was selected as Lebanon’s official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 98th Oscars®.
Filmography
A Sad and Beautiful World2025 · Director, Writer, Editor
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano2023 · Screenplay, Editor, Director
Costa Brava, Lebanon2022 · Editor
Beating Hearts2020 · Editor, Director, Producer
Death of Nintendo2020 · Editor
The Swing2019 · Editor, Director
The President's Visit2017 · Director
A Good Man2016 · Sound Recordist
Submarine2016 · Producer