UNDERNEATH THE VEIL
Logline
The film is about Lana Diamond, a young transgender woman who grew up in Lebanon in a muslim household, travels to Ukraine hoping to find freedom in her womanhood, only to flee the war, and emancipates as a female dancer in Berlin.
Director's Note
The way I met Lana is quite the story: I went to a bar in Berlin and randomly asked someone for a cigarette: this person was Lana Diamond. A week later, we started shooting the film. From that moment on, since it was my first documentary, Lana's story was so rich that I decided to have almost no interference with it and very little planning, only a camera to capture it all. And just like that, the film shot itself.
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CREDITS
UNDERNEATH THE VEIL (2023-2024)
Short Documentary Film | Drama, Coming of Age | Berlin, Germany
Cast
Lana Diamond
Crew
Direction
Director Elisa Ward
1. Assistant director Sigridur Gylfadottir
Camera & Light
DoP Kenza Tazi
Camerawoman Kenza Tazi & Elisa Ward
DIT Elisa Ward
SoundSound Recorder Elisa Ward
ADR RecorderJames Waweru
Mixing engineer James Waweru
Sound designer Elisa Ward
Production company
Metfilm School Berlin
Producer Sigridur Gylfadottir
Assistant Producer Beatriz Coimbra