Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia

Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia are a filmmaking duo.

Early life

Attieh was born in Tripoli, Lebanon where her first feature, Ok, Enough, Goodbye is set. Garcia was born in South Texas. The two met in Texas at a drawing class and later moved to New York together where Attieh attended the City College of New York and Garcia studied at NYU.[1]

Film career

Their film H. was made as part of the Venice Biennale College- Cinema Program.[2] From the writing to the premiere of the film took approximately six months.[3] The film premiered at the 71st Venice International Film Festival and went on to play at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival.

In 2019 the duo co directed Initials S.G. about an ageing Argentinian Serge Gainsbourg impersonator. The film premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival where Attiah was awarded the Nora Ephron Award honoring excellence in storytelling by a female writer or director.[4]

Filmography
  • Ok, Enough, Goodbye (2010)
  • Recommended by Enrique (2014)
  • H. (2014)
  • Initials S.G. (2019)

References
  1. Macaulay, Scott. "Rania Attieh & Daniel Garcia". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  2. Logan, Elizabeth. "Meet the 2015 Sundance Filmmakers #59: Daniel Garcia and Rania Attieh Put A Modern, Almost Bizarre, Twist on an Old Tale In 'H.'". Retrieved 28 December 2015.
  3. Banasky, Carmiel. "Because That's All We Know The communal aesthetic of Rania Attieh and Daniel Garcia".
  4. Lewis, Hilary. "Tribeca: 'Burning Cane,' 'Scheme Birds' Among Awards Winners". Retrieved 22 October 2019.
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