Deena Charara

Deena Charara is an award-winning film editor, video artist, and educator from Lebanon. Her work blends archival and found footage into poetic explorations of memory, resilience, and the shifting landscape of the self.

She received Best Editing for Heritages (2015), and several films she has contributed to have earned major international recognition — including a Grand Prix nomination at Sundance for Sous Les Bombes (2008), broadcasts on ARTE, and selections that represented Lebanon at the Oscars and Golden Globes.

From 2008 to 2020, she taught Art of the Moving Image at the Lebanese American University’s School of Architecture and Design, guiding emerging designers and architects in visual literacy and creative practice.