Cyril Aris/The Swing

Cyril is a Lebanese director and screenwriter, splitting his time between New York and Beirut. He holds an MFA from Columbia University and has taught Film at Columbia University, NHSI at Northwestern University and Barnard College. 

The Swing (2018) is his first documentary. It premiered at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, and won the El-Gouna Bronze Star Award at the El-Gouna Film Festival.

His last fiction short film, The President’s Visit (2017), premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and won the Muhr Jury Prize at the Dubai International Film Festival. Previous credits include his  short film Siham (2013); LBC’s TV series Beirut, I Love You (2011, 2012), and Yahoo’s web-series Fasateen (2012), which both gathered several million views.

He is currently in development for his first fiction feature, ‘It’s a Sad and Beautiful World’