2017

Study or experience date · 2016–2019 · awarded January 2020

BA in Television & Film

Undergraduate study in filmmaking, television, media and the liberal arts, completed with High Distinction.

Alex Dahdah · Awarded with High Distinction

Study or experience date · June 2017–December 2019

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

Study or experience date · September 2017–September 2018

Drama Club Founder & President

Organised screenings, theatre, performances and fundraising, including support for Mary’s Village Orphanage.

Alex Dahdah · Drama Club Founder & President

Study or experience date · 2017

Drama for Social Change

A workshop with Brandon on using drama for social change.

Alex Dahdah · Participant · with Brandon Oelofse

Work date · 2017

Alternative Facts

Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator

Work date · 2017

Chicago

Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast

Work date · Fall 2017 · course project

Do You Really Think You Know Me?

Alex Dahdah · Producer & assistant director

Work date · 2017–ongoing

HOUSE of el DAHDAH

Alex Dahdah · Research, document collection, videography & interviewing

Work date · 2017

Huis Clos

Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator

Work date · 2017

In the Mood for Love — Remake Exercise

Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast

Work date · 2017

La Ekhir Nafas

Alex Dahdah · Supporting actor · Episode 10

Work date · 2017

The White System

Alex Dahdah · Actor

Work date · 2017

Wedeh Bou Jmil

Alex Dahdah · Episode writer · Series writing collaborator

Study or experience date · Fall 2017 · Summer 2018 · Spring 2019

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

Recognition date · Academic year 2017–2018

Recognises

Community service

Recipient

Alex Dahdah

Recognition date · Academic year 2017–2018

Recognises

Academic achievement

Recipient

Alex Dahdah

Recognition date · Academic year 2017–2018

Recognises

University recognition

Recipient

Alex Dahdah

Recognition date · 2017

Screening

Work

• The White System

Alex’s role

Actor

Recognition date · 10 & 12 April 2017

Production performances: April 10 in Byblos; April 12 in Beirut. Lighting credited at production level.

Work

• Alternative Facts

Alex’s role

Lighting operator

Recognition date · 2017

LAU reports on the newsroom-based performance and the collaboration behind its music, acting, dance and staging.

Work

• Alternative Facts

Alex’s role

Lighting operator

Recognition date · 2017

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

• Chicago

Alex’s role

Actor · main cast

Study or experience date · Summer 2017

Academic English II

Academic reading and source-based writing, practised through outlines and working drafts comparing arguments about homeschooling, social integration and autonomy.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Recognition date · 2017

Screening

Work

• In the Mood for Love — Remake Exercise

Alex’s role

Actor · main cast

Study or experience date · Summer 2017

Basic Health

Personal and community health, including fitness, nutrition, first aid and the prevention of disease.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Recognition date · 2017

Television broadcast

Work

• La Ekhir Nafas

Alex’s role

Supporting actor · Episode 10

Study or experience date · Summer 2017

Child Psychology

Physical, cognitive, emotional and social development from before birth through childhood, including the influence of family and culture.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Recognition date · 5 November 2017

Chicago adaptation performed at the opening of the 11th NDU International Film Festival.

Work

• Chicago

Alex’s role

Actor · main cast

Study or experience date · Fall 2016 · Fall 2017

Introduction to the Art of Theater

Theatre history and dramatic forms, alongside the roles of acting, directing, design and production.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Recognition date · 2017–2018

Recognises

Script & production funding

Work

• Broadcast Reversed

Recipient

Alex Dahdah

Alex’s role

Co-director

Study or experience date · Fall 2017

Modern Dance

Dance technique and expressive movement, with attention to space, time, shape, rhythm and movement dynamics.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Summer 2017

Moral Reasoning

An introduction to ethical reasoning and the ways moral arguments can be evaluated. Retained readings include rights, utilitarianism and the common good.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Fall 2017

Script Writing

Story structure, character, conflict and dialogue for television and film. Coursework developed ideas through treatments and scenes into a short-film screenplay.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Fall 2017

TV Production Principles

Television studio production, camera systems and production roles, with technical study of lenses, formats, framing and image monitoring.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Fall 2017

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.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course

Study or experience date · Summer 2017

Trends in Modern Literature

Literary movements and approaches, from classicism and romanticism to symbolism and surrealism.

Alex Dahdah · Coursework · Course