Art Appreciation · Richard Bland College
Teaching art through looking, discussion and connections across visual culture.
Alex Dahdah · Instructor
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Years
Work, recognition, education and experience, through time.
Dates retain their original meaning and wording. Explicit date ranges include their intervening years; undated entries are not assigned a year. A work’s date and later recognition stay separate.
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Artists United Times Square Equibition
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Artist
Hyam El Hachem Law Firm
Alex Dahdah · Brand direction, visual identity, motion & digital experience
Certificate in the College Teaching of Art
Preparation for college art teaching through pedagogy and teaching practice, earned alongside the MFA.
Alex Dahdah · Certificate earned alongside graduate study
Odette El Dahdah
Alex Dahdah · Visual identity & website design
MFA in Multidisciplinary Art
Graduate studio and thesis work at MICA’s Mount Royal School of Art, alongside critical theory and visual identity design.
Alex Dahdah · Master of Fine Arts awarded
Inside the studio
MICA / Mount Royal
A visit with Alex, exploring print, film and Perceiving Nationhood Passports.
- Alex’s role
- Artist
Reflecting on Scandal
Alex Dahdah · Filmmaker
Visual Culture and the Holocaust · Maryland Institute College of Art
A teaching internship in visual culture, history and representation.
Alex Dahdah · Graduate Teaching Intern
Aaqoura Renaissance
Alex Dahdah · Campaign leadership, identity, web design & writing
4K Film Editing Workflow · San Francisco Art Institute
A practical workshop in film editing and post-production workflow.
Alex Dahdah · Workshop Instructor
Organization logo- Recognises
- Research funding
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
Mount Haven
Alex Dahdah · Visual identity
Graduate study at SFAI
Graduate studio work, critique, theory and directed study at the San Francisco Art Institute, before completing the MFA at MICA.
Alex Dahdah · MFA Studio Art programme · study at SFAI
Mount Royal Thesis Exhibition
- Alex’s role
- Artist
The Murray
Alex Dahdah · Visual direction
Interdisciplinary Sculpture · Maryland Institute College of Art
Teaching support for the senior sculpture programme.
Alex Dahdah · Graduate Teaching Intern
TRANSITION/TRANSformation/TRANScendence
- Works & roles
- In My SpaceArtist
- Painting SpeciesArtist & performer
- terminal x: uncanny encountersArtist
- what do you remember from the future?Artist
Editing and Sequencing · San Francisco Art Institute
Undergraduate photography with Professor Linda Connor.
Alex Dahdah · Graduate Teaching Assistant
Broadcast Reversed at LIFF
WE Film Festivals
Alex discusses the film’s collaborative origins and the language of television.
- Alex’s role
- Co-director
Mount Royal — Studio Signage
Alex Dahdah · Concept & graphic design
BA in Television & Film
Undergraduate study in filmmaking, television, media and the liberal arts, completed with High Distinction.
Alex Dahdah · Awarded with High Distinction
A critical response to Kelme
Beirut.com
Labib Mansour critiques the keyboard initiative and its framing of Lebanese linguistic identity.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Visual identity & design
Perceiving Nationhood Passports
Alex Dahdah · Artist
Minor in Performing Arts
Acting, theatre, dance, music and movement studied alongside the BA in Television & Film.
Alex Dahdah · Minor accompanying the BA
Post-Nations
Alex Dahdah · Artist
Introduction to Filmmaking · Geek Express
An introductory filmmaking workshop in Lebanon.
Alex Dahdah · Workshop Instructor
Official selection · Jabbara · second edition (2021), held in January 2022.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Transient
Alex Dahdah · Filmmaker
Movement Improvisation for Teenagers · Guides du Liban · Groupe SSCC Kfarhbab
Led a movement-improvisation workshop for teenage members of the Guides group at Collège des Saints-Cœurs Kfarhbab, the school Alex attended.
Alex Dahdah · Workshop Instructor
Holding Tension
In My Space and It’s All Connected were presented in Holding Tension. Alex’s exhibition record places It’s All Connected within The Trilogy.
- Works & roles
- In My SpaceArtist
- It's All ConnectedArtist and filmmaker
Trisha Gupta Studio
Alex Dahdah · UI/UX refinement, website strategy, portrait photography and printmaking assistance
French Baccalauréat
Economics & Sociology, with a Mathematics specialization, at Collège des Saints-Cœurs Kfarhbab.
Alex Dahdah · Baccalauréat Général · ES
Annual Awards nominee
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
- Category
- Not specified in the available record
Bayat
Alex Dahdah · Website design, video production & communications
Apple · Short Pump
Expert
Helps customers identify Apple products, services and purchase options that fit their needs, and mentors sales colleagues through product knowledge and customer engagement. Within this broader role, Alex also supports creatives and creative businesses with technology choices for their work.
Alex Dahdah · Expert
Interlude
Interlude · AUB Studio Arts final exhibition
Exhibition material and posters designed by Alex for the graduating Studio Arts BA exhibition. William Okaily was among its eight exhibiting student co-curators.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Graphic designer · exhibition material & posters
Interlude
Alex Dahdah · Graphic designer · exhibition material & posters
Docent Programs Digital Associate · Volunteer
Continued digital support for the museum’s docent and education programmes in a volunteer role following the internship.
Alex Dahdah · Docent Programs Digital Associate · Volunteer
Las Cruces International Film Festival
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Interwoven
Alex Dahdah · Artist
Grant Review Panelist
Served on a review panel for the FY26 Capital Projects Grant Program, supporting the assessment of arts and humanities infrastructure proposals.
Alex Dahdah · Grant Review Panelist
Organization logo- Recognises
- Personal award
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
It's All Connected
Alex Dahdah · Artist and filmmaker
Localization & Transcreation Specialist
Translated and adapted content across languages, including film subtitles, speeches and software, with attention to cultural context and the intended audience.
Alex Dahdah · Localization & Transcreation Specialist
Organization logo- Recognises
- Leadership
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
Volunteer Screening Committee Member
Assessed experimental and avant-garde film submissions and participated in screening-committee discussions.
Alex Dahdah · Volunteer Screening Committee Member
You Are Here
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Artist & performer
lkelLmét
Alex Dahdah · Cover design & title lettering
Docent Programs Management Intern
Supported docent education through training-media production, digital resources and technology assistance for online and on-site programmes.
Alex Dahdah · Docent Programs Management Intern
Organization logoOfficial Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
passing the torch; already deceived?
Alex Dahdah · Artist
Graduate Program Assistant · Video & Archiving
Supported visiting artists, faculty and curators with lecture and presentation setups. Recorded and archived video, maintained equipment and updated the programme’s online archive.
Alex Dahdah · Graduate Program Assistant · Video & Archiving
D2D
D2D receives the Prix du Jury
LAU News
LAU recognizes Nour Takieddine’s collection. Alex contributed shared art direction to its film; the award is for the collection and designer.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Shared art direction on the collection’s film
terminal x: uncanny encounters
Alex Dahdah · Artist
Graduate Wellness Coordinator
Developed wellness programmes and resources for graduate students in collaboration with campus counselling, health and fitness services.
Alex Dahdah · Graduate Wellness Coordinator
My All
Best Drama Film
Europe Film Festival U.K.
Documented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production design & assistant direction
Photography for Bayat
Alex Dahdah · Photographer
Dance Festival Coordination Assistant
Coordinated participating dancers’ schedules, created visuals for the festival’s social media and landing page, and supported social-media coverage.
Alex Dahdah · Dance Festival Coordination Assistant
Organization logoFirst-Time Filmmaker Sessions
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
what do you remember from the future?
Alex Dahdah · Artist
Faculty Senate Student Representative
Represented students in faculty senate meetings.
Alex Dahdah · Faculty Senate Student Representative
Organization logoGlobal Youth Film Festival
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Iridescence
Alex Dahdah · Art director
Performance Lab President
Organised weekly dance and movement-improvisation sessions, and planned and co-choreographed a dance performance.
Alex Dahdah · Performance Lab President
Organization logoHonorable Mention
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
My All
Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction
Printing & Audiovisual Equipment Technician
Maintained film and audiovisual equipment, helped students choose and use equipment, and provided laser, inkjet and risograph printing services.
Alex Dahdah · Printing & Audiovisual Equipment Technician
It’s About Time
- Alex’s role
- Artist
Telwin
Alex Dahdah · Wardrobe co-stylist
Video Editor
Filmed, edited and archived lectures, organising camera footage, separate audio and presentation materials into a repeatable editing workflow.
Alex Dahdah · Video Editor
Organization logo
The Getaway
Alex Dahdah · Production designer
Web Editor & Content Producer
Maintained event and academic pages and worked with the Director of Marketing on website structure, navigation and user experience.
Alex Dahdah · Web Editor & Content Producer
Organization logoPrix du Jury — D2D collection
LAU Fashion Design
- Recognises
- Fashion collection & designer
- Collection
- Recipient
- Nour Takieddine
- Alex’s role
- Shared art direction on the collection’s film
Nour Takieddine’s collection received the prize. Alex shared art direction on its film.
Voice it
Alex Dahdah · Performer
Digital Media Producer
Built an in-house filming studio, trained interns, produced videos, photographs and graphics, and contributed to website and social-media updates. The employment period above is recorded in Alex’s career history. The linked case study also includes website captures through September 2022 and videos published in 2021 and 2022; those later dates document the work, not an extended employment period.
Alex Dahdah · Digital Media Producer
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Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter
ActingLab
Assistant direction and production for ActingLab, with contributions to script development, work with actors, set design and music composition. Alex also performed in the play developed through the programme.
Alex Dahdah · Assistant director, producer & performer
Photography for GN Focus
Gulf News / GN Focus
Alex’s portrait of Sam Bayat and Pej Mohyeddin appears on the commercial cover, published February 25, 2021.
Commercial publication · commissioned photography.
- Alex’s role
- Photographer
1975–2019
Alex Dahdah · Actor
Movement Direction in Film
Film choreography and movement direction with Francesca through FEST Film Lab.
Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Francesca Jaynes
Organization logo- Recognises
- Graduate-study support
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
Last Christmas
Alex Dahdah · Producer
Improvisation & Quantum Connection
A practical guest session within LAU’s Dance Improvisation course. Alex explored timing, eye contact, connection between movers and a shared movement vocabulary, then wrote a reflection on the experience.
Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Sam Fox
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Spring Grove Caledonia Film Festival
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Mining the Gap
Alex Dahdah · Performer
Musical Theater Workshop
A musical theatre workshop within LAU’s IMAGINE Workshop and Concert Series.
Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Dalia Farid
Best Student Film
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
The Unfortunate
Alex Dahdah · Co-art director
TV & Film Studio Technician
Maintained and loaned film equipment, supported students’ studio projects, and filmed and edited campus events.
Alex Dahdah · TV & Film Studio Technician
Most Terrifying
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Broadcast Reversed
Alex Dahdah · Co-director
Michael Chekhov Europe Training
Acting from Your Imagination
Body, imagination and emotion in the Beirut Module 1 workshop of Michael Chekhov Europe Training.
Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Ulrich Meyer-Horsch
Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Casino el-Ons
Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator
Butoh & physical theatre
Physical theatre through improvisation, butoh, breath and partnering, in a workshop led by Dana at YAZAN.
Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Dana Mikhael
Organization logoBest Actress
Documented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster
- Recognises
- Acting
- Work
- Recipient
- Individual not established
- Alex’s role
- Production design & assistant direction
Gender As It Could Be
Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator
Communications Intern
Coordinated communications with local teams and global offices, drafted press releases and blog posts, and managed social-media and YouTube content.
Alex Dahdah · Communications Intern
Watersprite Film Festival
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Good Morning Charles
Alex Dahdah · Shared art direction · assistant director · actor
Drama Club Founder & President
Organised screenings, theatre, performances and fundraising, including support for Mary’s Village Orphanage.
Alex Dahdah · Drama Club Founder & President
Organization logoOfficial Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Salaam — Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet
Alex Dahdah · Co-creator of projected visuals
Guerrilla Filmmaking
Alex attended Pablo’s guerrilla filmmaking workshop during the 2018 Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.
Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Pablo Martínez-Zárate
Alex Dahdah
Art, culture and Lebanese identity
The Phoenix Daily
The Phoenix Daily quotes Alex on arts funding, cultural identity and support for artists.
Salzburg Online
Alex Dahdah · Coauthor
Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change
Re-Imagining Journalism: News and Storytelling in an Age of Distrust, held at Schloss Leopoldskron in Salzburg, Austria. Alex was one of thirteen coauthors of Salzburg Online, a proposal for a community media network.
Alex Dahdah · Fellow
Organization logoOfficial Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Shafia wa Elias
Alex Dahdah · Assistant director
RNTC
Drama for Social Change
A workshop with Brandon on using drama for social change.
Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Brandon Oelofse
Voice it
Tamina Saade
Alex Dahdah · Filmmaker
Organization logoOfficial Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Where Are You Going
Alex Dahdah · Production team
Hidalgo Film Fest
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Alternative Facts
Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator
Hilltop Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion
Official Selection
Artist-reported · organizer result not established in the reviewed record.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Chicago
Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast
Award of Excellence (Special Mention)
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
Do You Really Think You Know Me?
Alex Dahdah · Producer & assistant director
Project nomination
LIFFT
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
- Category
- Not specified in the available record
HOUSE of el DAHDAH
Alex Dahdah · Research, document collection, videography & interviewing
Best Director — Student Film Awards
- Recognises
- Directing
- Work
- Recipient
- Taline Bedikian
- Alex’s role
- Art director
Taline Bedikian received the directing award for Iridescence. Alex was the film’s art director.
Huis Clos
Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator
Organization logoCommunity & volunteer service
Community/Volunteer Service Award in Television & Film
- Recognises
- Community & volunteer service
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
In the Mood for Love — Remake Exercise
Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast
Mount Royal School of Art IV
The final Mount Royal studio term, bringing together thesis artwork, writing, an exhibition and a public thesis lecture.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoOfficial selection
Documented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production design & assistant direction
La Ekhir Nafas
Alex Dahdah · Supporting actor · Episode 10
Using Critical Theory
Using theoretical texts to question and interpret contemporary cultural and artistic practice.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoLebanese short-film competition selection · Jabbara.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
The White System
Alex Dahdah · Actor
Visual Identity Systems
Developing visual identities through research, typography, image-making and a coherent system of applications.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoDocumented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production design & assistant direction
- Category
- Not specified in the available record
Wedeh Bou Jmil
Alex Dahdah · Episode writer · Series writing collaborator
Art Worlds
Contemporary artists, curators and institutions, with research into how art engages social justice, identity, inequality and environmental questions.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
NewFilmmakers LA
Official Selection for InFocus Middle Eastern Cinema
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Director & screenwriter
What’s Normal?
Alex Dahdah · Filmmaker
Art, Metaphor, and Social Linguistics
Language, rhetoric and metaphor as ways of making and interpreting art, with discourse analysis used to examine meaning, knowledge and power.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
My All
Honorable mention
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production design & assistant direction
Balle de Mémoire
Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast
Directed Study: Dance in Relation to…
An individual study connecting dance with drawing, painting, sculpture, language and philosophy through readings, discussion and a final project.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
1975–2019
Directed Study: Topic Seminar
An individually supervised graduate topic seminar. Its specific topic and supervising instructor are still being confirmed from the course records.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
1975–2019 on stage
LAU News
LAU covers Lina Abyad’s production, its response to war and memory, and the October 2019 protests.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Actor
Graduate Critique Seminar
Group critique of developing artwork, with discussion of conceptual and material decisions, readings and presentations.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
1975–2019
A review of 1975–2019
L’Orient-Le Jour
Edgar Davidian reviews Lina Abyad’s staging and the cast’s performances. Review in French.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Actor
Graduate Lecture Series
A programme of visiting-artist and practitioner lectures, recorded across Alex’s three SFAI study terms.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Lecture series
In conversation with the cast
Elaph
A filmed interview about Lina Abyad’s 1975–2019. Interview in Arabic.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Actor
Graduate Tutorial
Individual tutorial study supporting the development of an independent graduate art practice.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoBest Director
- Recognises
- Directing
- Work
- Recipient
- Individual not established
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
MFA Intermediate Review
A formal review of Alex’s developing MFA work during his SFAI graduate study. This was an academic review, rather than a taught class.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Academic review
Organization logoBest Short — Nominee
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Mount Royal School of Art III
Independent graduate studio work developed through research, visiting-artist critiques and reflection on presentation and audience.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
1975–2019
Philosophy and Pedagogy
Developed a teaching philosophy and proposed art assignments, connecting educational theory with course structure, discussion and assessment.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Honorable Mention — Student Film
Festigious Los Angeles
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Inside the Artist’s Studio
A graduate course centred on the artist’s studio and practice. Further detail on the specific syllabus is still being confirmed.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Jabbara
Best Horror Short
Genre Celebration Festival
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
It’s About Time
A seminar on time and artistic form. Alex’s retained work includes an analysis of nonlinear narrative and the relationship between chronology and a viewer’s understanding.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Jabbara
Best Visual Effects — Nominee
Genre Celebration Festival
- Recognises
- Visual effects
- Work
- Recipient
- Individual not established
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Sculpture in Context: Monuments
A graduate seminar placing sculpture in the context of monuments. Further detail on the specific syllabus is still being confirmed.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
A review of Jabbara
A review of Samir Kawas’s film, discussing performance, theatrical space and color.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Teaching Assistantship
Alex supported Linda Connor’s Editing and Sequencing course as a teaching assistant. This was a teaching appointment recorded alongside his graduate study.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Teaching assistantship
Mining the Gap · IDDFL 2019
Performed at the International Dance Day Festival in Lebanon at LAU Byblos. Directed by Jimmy Bechara, with Alex among the performers.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Performer
Advanced Academic English
Research methods and academic writing, including a discussion draft that brought published literature into dialogue with aggregate responses and examined the limits of its conclusions.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoAudience Award · Best Short
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Capstone
The concluding film project for the degree, developed through project planning, editing, sound and colour work toward a final presentation.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoAudience Award · Best Director Short
- Recognises
- Directing
- Work
- Recipient
- Individual not established
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Dance Improvisation
Spontaneous movement, body and spatial awareness, and interaction with other performers, explored through practical improvisation and reflection.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoAudience Award · Most Shocking Short
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Introduction to Literature
Literary analysis and interpretation, introducing critical approaches and the development of English literature.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoAudience Award · Scariest Short
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Lebanon from the Imarah to the Civil War
Lebanon’s history from the Imarah through the civil war and its aftermath, including the formation and contestation of political identities.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoAudience Award · Best Screenplay Short
- Recognises
- Writing / screenplay
- Work
- Recipient
- Individual not established
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Literature I
Literature from the ancient world through the Renaissance, with attention to European and Mediterranean traditions.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoOfficial selection · Polish premiere · Lublin short-film programme, Block I.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Media Research Methods
Qualitative and quantitative research methods for media, including discourse and content analysis, surveys and the design of a research project.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logoAudience Award · Best Special Efx Short
- Recognises
- Special effects
- Work
- Recipient
- Individual not established
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Theater in Performance
The collaborative process of making a theatre production, including research, rehearsals, performance, design and production responsibilities.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Actress of the Month
- Recognises
- Acting
- Work
- Named nominee
- Teresa Kristi Abboud
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Theories of Bodies in Performance
Laban Movement Analysis and Bartenieff Fundamentals as tools for observing, describing and developing movement in performance.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Cinematographer of the Month
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Named nominee
- Khaled Abi Jomaa
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Unraveling Embodied Terrains
A performing-arts course concerned with the body and embodied performance. The surviving transcript establishes its title and Spring 2019 enrollment.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Editor of the Month
- Recognises
- Work
- Work
- Named nominee
- Adam Jammal & Samir Kawas
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Art Direction for Film
Visual research, colour, materials and set design for film. Alex developed character and period-setting studies and contributed acting, assistant direction and shared art direction to the class film Good Morning Charles.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Original Score of the Month
- Recognises
- Sound / score
- Work
- Recipient
- Martin Loyato
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Martin Loyato received the award for the score. Alex was Jabbara’s production designer.
Cinematography
Camera, lighting and visual composition for moving-image storytelling, developed through practical film work.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
2nd Film of the Month
- Recognises
- Film / overall work
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Production designer
Filmmaking Principles
Collaborative filmmaking across development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Btehla Al Hayat
LBCI Lebanon
Alex and Diana Schmidt discuss Broadcast Reversed on LBCI. Interview in Arabic.
- Alex’s role
- Co-director
Gender Studies
An introductory study of gender as a social subject. This was a partial enrollment; Alex withdrew from the course.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Casino el-Ons
Casino el-Ons at LAU
Opening announced for April 10, 2018. Lighting credited at production level.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Lighting operator
Global Change, Cooperation and News
Study of news, cooperation and global change through the Salzburg Academy’s international media programme.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Casino el-Ons
Casino el-Ons at LAU
A preview of the musical, its cabaret setting and collaborative approach to music and performance.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Lighting operator
Global Media Literacy
Media-literacy study undertaken through the Salzburg Academy, examining how media shape public understanding and participation.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logo- Recognises
- Community service
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
History of Film
Film history through influential works, directors, movements and approaches to cinema.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Organization logo- Recognises
- Academic achievement
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
Internship
A credited internship within Alex’s Television and Film degree, connecting university study with work in a professional setting.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Internship
Organization logo- Recognises
- University recognition
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
Media Law and Ethics
Legal and ethical questions in media practice, including the responsibilities that accompany producing and publishing media.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Salaam — Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet
Projected visuals for Salaam
LAU News
LAU credits Alex, Rita Choueifaty and Taline Bedikian for the visuals accompanying Dvořák’s quintet in Salaam.
- Alex’s role
- Co-creator of projected visuals
Media and Society
Studied how media industries and representation shape culture, through comparative papers on music-label ownership and advertising.
Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course
Alex Dahdah
Media in an age of distrust
Alex joins LAU students at the 2018 Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.
Nutrition
Nutrients, digestion and metabolism, and the relationship between food, health and everyday dietary choices.
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Salaam — Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet
Salaam · IMAGINE Workshop and Concert Series
Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet, co-created with Rita Choueifaty and Taline Bedikian, accompanied Seba Ali and the Apple Hill String Quartet.
- Alex’s role
- Co-creator of projected visuals
Oral Communication
Prepared persuasive and special-occasion speaking exercises, with attention to audience, argument structure and delivery.
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Organization logoProducing Principles
Developed a film proposal through synopsis, schedule and budget planning, and reflected on production responsibilities through an existing film.
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Alternative Facts
Alternative Facts at LAU
Production performances: April 10 in Byblos; April 12 in Beirut. Lighting credited at production level.
- Alex’s role
- Lighting operator
Social Media
The development of social media and its relationship to communication, audiences and public life.
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Alternative Facts
Western Music
Listening and analysis through musical elements, forms and historical traditions, including melody, rhythm and harmony.
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Chicago
Chicago at the NDU festival opening
Notre Dame University–Louaize
NDU’s report documents the Chicago adaptation performed at the opening of its 11th International Film Festival.
Project coverage · Alex is not named in this source; his role is documented separately.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Actor · main cast
Academic English II
Academic reading and source-based writing, practised through outlines and working drafts comparing arguments about homeschooling, social integration and autonomy.
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Organization logoBasic Health
Personal and community health, including fitness, nutrition, first aid and the prevention of disease.
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Organization logoChild Psychology
Physical, cognitive, emotional and social development from before birth through childhood, including the influence of family and culture.
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Chicago
NDU International Film Festival · opening ceremony
Chicago adaptation performed at the opening of the 11th NDU International Film Festival.
- Work
- Alex’s role
- Actor · main cast
Introduction to the Art of Theater
Theatre history and dramatic forms, alongside the roles of acting, directing, design and production.
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Organization logo- Recognises
- Script & production funding
- Recipient
- Alex Dahdah
- Alex’s role
- Co-director
Modern Dance
Dance technique and expressive movement, with attention to space, time, shape, rhythm and movement dynamics.
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Balle de Mémoire
Moral Reasoning
An introduction to ethical reasoning and the ways moral arguments can be evaluated. Retained readings include rights, utilitarianism and the common good.
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Script Writing
Story structure, character, conflict and dialogue for television and film. Coursework developed ideas through treatments and scenes into a short-film screenplay.
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TV Production Principles
Television studio production, camera systems and production roles, with technical study of lenses, formats, framing and image monitoring.
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Theater in Lebanon and the Arab World
The history and development of theatre in Lebanon and the Arab world, studied through plays and their cultural contexts.
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Trends in Modern Literature
Literary movements and approaches, from classicism and romanticism to symbolism and surrealism.
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Academic English I
Academic reading and writing through critical responses, argument, revision and the use of research sources.
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Art of Film
Close analysis of film form: how images, sound, editing and narrative create meaning and shape a viewer’s experience.
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Computer Applications
Practical computing, office applications, basic troubleshooting, flowcharts and introductory web-page development.
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Introduction to Acting
Voice, movement, improvisation and scene study as foundations for developing a character and performing with others.
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Introduction to Audio Visual Media
An introduction to the language, tools and production process of audio and moving image, through individual and group projects.
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