Vatche Boulghourjian is a Lebanese filmmaker. Before attending NYU, Boulghourjian worked throughout the Middle East on documentaries for television while also independently making shorts, experimental films, and documentaries. His films have screened at festivals worldwide, garnering critical attention and numerous awards. Boulghourjian’s first feature 'Tramontane' was selected to premiere in the feature film competition of the 55th Edition of La Semaine de la Critique in Cannes 2016 and was awarded the Grand Golden Rail Prize. Read More

synopsis

Rabih, a young blind man, lives in a small village in Lebanon. His life unravels when he applies for a passport and discovers that his identification card is a forgery. Traveling across rural Lebanon in search of a record of his own birth, he meets people on the far fringes of society who tell their own stories, open further questions, and give him minor clues about his identity. He encounters a nation incapable of telling his, or its own, history. Read More

Highlights

Dubai International Film Festival, United Arab Emirates

Cannes Film Festival, France

International Film Festival Rotterdam, Netherlands