CAROL MANSOUR / AIDA RETURNS
Carol Mansour, a Lebanese of Palestinian origin, is an independent documentary filmmaker. She was born in Montreal, Canada, and is currently living and working from Beirut, Lebanon. In 2000, she founded Forward Film Production.
With over 25 years of experience in documentary production, Mansour has achieved international recognition and honors for her films, with over fifty film festival screenings and official selections worldwide. In 2018 she received the Best Documentary Award at the Delhi International Film Festival and in 2017 the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Boston Palestine Film Festival for Stitching Palestine. In 2015 she was awarded Best Documentary at the Al-Ard Film Festival in Sardegna and the Women Film Critics Circle Award at the Rated SR Festival in New York for We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear.
Carol's work reflects her concern for human rights and social justice, covering a wide range of issues such as migrant workers, refugees, environmental problems, mental health, rights of the disabled, war and memory, right to health, and child labor.
Carol Mansour, a Lebanese of Palestinian origin, is an independent documentary filmmaker. She was born in Montreal, Canada, and is currently living and working from Beirut, Lebanon. In 2000, she founded Forward Film Production.
With over 25 years of experience in documentary production, Mansour has achieved international recognition and honors for her films, with over fifty film festival screenings and official selections worldwide. In 2018 she received the Best Documentary Award at the Delhi International Film Festival and in 2017 the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Boston Palestine Film Festival for Stitching Palestine. In 2015 she was awarded Best Documentary at the Al-Ard Film Festival in Sardegna and the Women Film Critics Circle Award at the Rated SR Festival in New York for We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear.
Carol's work reflects her concern for human rights and social justice, covering a wide range of issues such as migrant workers, refugees, environmental problems, mental health, rights of the disabled, war and memory, right to health, and child labor.
Carol Mansour, a Lebanese of Palestinian origin, is an independent documentary filmmaker. She was born in Montreal, Canada, and is currently living and working from Beirut, Lebanon. In 2000, she founded Forward Film Production.
With over 25 years of experience in documentary production, Mansour has achieved international recognition and honors for her films, with over fifty film festival screenings and official selections worldwide. In 2018 she received the Best Documentary Award at the Delhi International Film Festival and in 2017 the Audience Award for Best Feature Film at the Boston Palestine Film Festival for Stitching Palestine. In 2015 she was awarded Best Documentary at the Al-Ard Film Festival in Sardegna and the Women Film Critics Circle Award at the Rated SR Festival in New York for We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear.
Carol's work reflects her concern for human rights and social justice, covering a wide range of issues such as migrant workers, refugees, environmental problems, mental health, rights of the disabled, war and memory, right to health, and child labor.