Recognition.

New York · Times Square

Artists United Times Square Equibition

In My Space · Alex Dahdah · Artist

United States

Asia North

Screening and Panel Discussion

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

MICA / Mount Royal · Studio visit

Inside the studio

A visit with Alex, exploring print, film and Perceiving Nationhood Passports.

Perceiving Nationhood Passports · Alex · Artist

Lebanon

Lebanese Independent Film Festival

Official Selection

Broadcast Reversed · Alex Dahdah · Co-director

Maryland Institute College of Art

Graduate Research Development Grant Awarded to Alex Dahdah

Baltimore · Fanny Fox Decker and Meyerhoff Galleries

Mount Royal Thesis Exhibition

Perceiving Nationhood Passports · Alex Dahdah · Artist

Baltimore · The Parlor

TRANSITION/TRANSformation/TRANScendence

In My Space · Painting Species · terminal x: uncanny encounters · what do you remember from the future? · Alex Dahdah · Artist

WE Film Festivals · Festival interview

Broadcast Reversed at LIFF

Alex discusses the film’s collaborative origins and the language of television.

Broadcast Reversed · Alex · Co-director

Beirut.com · Critical opinion

A critical response to Kelme

Labib Mansour critiques the keyboard initiative and its framing of Lebanese linguistic identity.

Kelme · Alex · Visual identity & design

961 · News article

The Lebnéne keyboard

Coverage of Kelme’s keyboard and the team behind it, including Alex.

Kelme · Alex · Visual identity & design

Dhaka

CinemaKing International Film Festival

Official selection · Jabbara · second edition (2021), held in January 2022.

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Baltimore · Leidy Gallery

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.

In My Space · It's All Connected · Alex Dahdah · Artist

United States

IndieX Film Fest

Annual Award Nominee For āh

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Beirut · AUB Rose and Shaheen Saleeby Museum

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.

Interlude · Alex Dahdah · Graphic designer · exhibition material & posters

United States

Las Cruces International Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

San Francisco Art Institute

PhotoAlliance Award Awarded to Alex Dahdah

San Francisco Art Institute

Virgil Williams Prize for Outstanding Leadership Awarded to Alex Dahdah

San Francisco · Diego Rivera Gallery

You Are Here

Species · Alex Dahdah · Artist & performer

Sweden

Alvsbyn Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

LAU News · Related collection coverage

D2D receives the Prix du Jury

LAU recognizes Nour Takieddine’s collection. Alex contributed production design to its film; the award is for the collection and designer.

D2D · Alex · Co-production designer

Europe Film Festival U.K.

Best Drama Film For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Documented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster

United Kingdom

First-Time Filmmaker Sessions

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Bangladesh

Global Youth Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Russia

ISAFF Saint Petersburg

Honorable Mention For āh

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

San Francisco · Diego Rivera Gallery

It’s About Time

what do you remember from the future? · Alex Dahdah · Artist

India

Karnavati International Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

LAU Fashion Design

Prix du Jury — D2D collection Awarded to Nour Takieddine

D2D · Alex Dahdah · Shared art direction on the collection’s film

Lebanon

Lebanese Independent Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Gulf News / GN Focus · Published commercial photography

Photography for GN Focus

Alex’s portrait of Sam Bayat and Pej Mohyeddin appears on the commercial cover, published February 25, 2021.

Photography for Bayat · Alex · Photographer

San Francisco Art Institute

San Francisco Art Institute MFA Fellowship Awarded to Alex Dahdah

United States

Spring Grove Caledonia Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Japan

Top Indie Film Awards

Best Student Film nominee · āh · Winter 2020, announced January 2021.

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Japan

Top Indie Film Awards

Most Terrifying nominee · āh · Winter 2020, announced January 2021.

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Italy

Tracce Cinematografiche Film Fest

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Vesuvius International Film Festival

Best Actress For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Documented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster

United Kingdom

Watersprite Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Turkey

Andromeda Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

The Phoenix Daily · Opinion with interview contribution

Art, culture and Lebanese identity

The Phoenix Daily quotes Alex on arts funding, cultural identity and support for artists.

Italy

Aurora Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Facebook Live

Live performance

Voice it · Alex Dahdah · Performer

United States

GlennFest Film Festival

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Mexico

Hidalgo Film Fest

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

United States

Hilltop Film Festival of Diversity and Inclusion

Official Selection

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

United States

IndieX Film Fest

Award of Excellence (Special Mention) For āh

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Lebanese American University

Community/Volunteer Service Award in Television & Film Awarded to Alex Dahdah

India

LIFFT

Nominee For āh

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

LIFFT India

Best Director — Student Film Awards Awarded to Taline Bedikian

Iridescence · Alex Dahdah · Art director

Lift-Off Global Network

Official selection

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Documented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster

Online · Lebanon · Spamflix · online edition

Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival

Lebanese short-film competition selection · Jabbara.

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

New Cinema Lisbon Monthly Film Festival

Finalist For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Documented on the film’s FilmFreeway page and poster

United States

NewFilmmakers LA

Official Selection for InFocus Middle Eastern Cinema

āh · Alex Dahdah · Director & screenwriter

Beirut · Théâtre al-Madina

1975–2019

Performance announced

1975–2019 · Alex Dahdah · Actor

LAU News · Institutional article

1975–2019 on stage

LAU covers Lina Abyad’s production, its response to war and memory, and the October 2019 protests.

1975–2019 · Alex · Actor

L’Orient-Le Jour · Theatre review

A review of 1975–2019

Edgar Davidian reviews Lina Abyad’s staging and the cast’s performances. Review in French.

1975–2019 · Alex · Actor

Elaph · Cast interview

In conversation with the cast

A filmed interview about Lina Abyad’s 1975–2019. Interview in Arabic.

1975–2019 · Alex · Actor

Diabolical Horror Film Festival

Best Director For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Diabolical Horror Film Festival

Best Short — Nominee For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Beirut · Irwin Hall Auditorium, Lebanese American University

Don’t Be Scared, Sweetheart, It’s Fireworks

Performance

1975–2019 · Alex Dahdah · Actor

Festigious Los Angeles

Honorable Mention — Student Film For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Genre Celebration Festival

Best Horror Short For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Genre Celebration Festival

Best Visual Effects — Nominee For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

The Monthly Film Festival · Film review

A review of Jabbara

A review of Samir Kawas’s film, discussing performance, theatrical space and color.

Jabbara · Alex · Production designer

Byblos · Selina Kurban Theater · Lebanese American University

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.

Mining the Gap · Alex Dahdah · Performer

Poland

Splat!FilmFest

Audience Award · Best Short For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Poland

Splat!FilmFest

Audience Award · Best Director Short For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Poland

Splat!FilmFest

Audience Award · Most Shocking Short For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Poland

Splat!FilmFest

Audience Award · Scariest Short For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Poland

Splat!FilmFest

Audience Award · Best Screenplay Short For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Lublin · Centrum Kultury w Lublinie

Splat!FilmFest

Official selection · Polish premiere · Lublin short-film programme, Block I.

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

Poland

Splat!FilmFest

Audience Award · Best Special Efx Short For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

The Monthly Film Festival

Actress of the Month — nomination Recipient Teresa Kristi Abboud

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

The Monthly Film Festival

Cinematographer of the Month — nomination Recipient Khaled Abi Jomaa

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

The Monthly Film Festival

Editor of the Month — nomination Recipient Adam Jammal & Samir Kawas

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

The Monthly Film Festival

Original Score of the Month Awarded to Martin Loyato

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

The Monthly Film Festival

2nd Film of the Month For Jabbara

Jabbara · Alex Dahdah · Production designer

LBCI Lebanon · Television interview

Btehla Al Hayat

Alex and Diana Schmidt discuss Broadcast Reversed on LBCI. Interview in Arabic.

Broadcast Reversed · Alex · Co-director

Beirut · Gulbenkian Theater, LAU Beirut

Casino el-Ons at LAU

Opening announced for April 10, 2018. Lighting credited at production level.

Casino el-Ons · Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator

Lebanese American University · Production preview

Casino el-Ons at LAU

A preview of the musical, its cabaret setting and collaborative approach to music and performance.

Casino el-Ons · Alex · Lighting operator

Lebanese American University

Community Service Award in TV & Film Awarded to Alex Dahdah

Lebanese American University

Highest GPA Award in TV & Film Awarded to Alex Dahdah

Lebanese American University

Recognition Award in TV & Film Awarded to Alex Dahdah

LAU News · Named contribution credit

Projected visuals for Salaam

LAU credits Alex, Rita Choueifaty and Taline Bedikian for the visuals accompanying Dvořák’s quintet in Salaam.

Salaam — Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet · Alex · Co-creator of projected visuals

LAU / Salzburg Global Seminar · Programme coverage

Media in an age of distrust

Alex joins LAU students at the 2018 Salzburg Academy on Media and Global Change.

Beirut · Gulbenkian Theater · Lebanese American University

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.

Salaam — Visuals for Dvořák’s Piano Quintet · Alex Dahdah · Co-creator of projected visuals

ALBA

Screening

The White System · Alex Dahdah · Actor

Byblos & Beirut · Selina Korban Theatre, LAU Byblos · Gulbenkian Theater, LAU Beirut

Alternative Facts at LAU

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

Alternative Facts · Alex Dahdah · Lighting operator

Lebanese American University · Production report

Alternative Facts at LAU

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

Alternative Facts · Alex · Lighting operator

Notre Dame University–Louaize · Production report

Chicago at the NDU festival opening

NDU’s report documents the Chicago adaptation performed at the opening of its 11th International Film Festival.

Chicago · Alex · Actor · main cast

Lebanese University

Screening

In the Mood for Love — Remake Exercise · Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast

MTV Lebanon

Television broadcast

La Ekhir Nafas · Alex Dahdah · Supporting actor · Episode 10

Zouk Mosbeh · Bechara el-Rai Theater · Notre Dame University–Louaize

NDU International Film Festival · opening ceremony

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

Chicago · Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast

Search for Common Ground & ABAAD

Scriptwriting production grant Awarded to Alex Dahdah

Broadcast Reversed · Alex Dahdah · Co-director

Saints-Coeurs Kfarhbab Theatre

Performance

Balle de Mémoire · Alex Dahdah · Actor · main cast

LOYAC Lebanon · Programme interview

Alex on ActingLab

A programme interview with Alex. The recording opens at his segment, at 1:25.

Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival

Best Director For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival

Best Actress For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Brazil International Monthly Independent Film Festival

Best International Short Film For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Cult Movies International Film Festival

Best Female Director Awarded to Teresa Kristi Abboud

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

LAU CONNECTions · University catalogue · 2018–2019

Nasseeb in LAU CONNECTions

The 2018–2019 university catalogue presents Joy Salah’s film and credits Alex El Dahdah for production design.

Nasseeb · Alex · Production designer

Rio International Monthly Awards Film Festival

Best Actress For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Rio International Monthly Awards Film Festival

Best Original Soundtrack For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Rio International Monthly Awards Film Festival

Best Production Design For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Rio International Monthly Awards Film Festival

Best Supporting Actress For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Rome Independent Film Awards

Official selection

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

Rome International Movie Awards

Honorable mention For My All

My All · Alex Dahdah · Production design & assistant direction

Listed on the film’s FilmFreeway page

LAU — CONNECTions · Director reflection

Jabbara’s festival run

Samir Kawas reflects on the film’s Festigious and TMFF recognition.

Jabbara · Alex · Production designer

LAU CONNECTions · University catalogue · 2018–2019

The Unfortunate in LAU CONNECTions

The 2018–2019 catalogue presents Roody Madi’s film, its synopsis and principal production team.

The Unfortunate · Alex · Co-art director

LAU CONNECTions · University catalogue · 2017–2018

Wired in LAU CONNECTions

LAU’s 2017–2018 catalogue introduces Antoine Awad and Majd Al-Alam’s capstone, which follows a nerve impulse through movement and music.

Wired · Alex · Lighting operator