Bio

From Beirut to Montreal, Nada Raphaël obtained a Bachelor’s degree in audiovisual studies, communication and journalism. She also worked on improving her skills as a director, photographer, journalist, project manager, tourist guide, etc. She created Electrochocks in 2003 in Montreal, a company for which she co-produces and directs multiple creations. As a film director and a photographer, she has tried to present a humane perspective on current events, more specifically when it comes to discrimination and injustice. Her abilities as a journalist allow her to investigate and collect images and testimonies.

Works

Hyphen Islam-Christianity ( Trait d'union islam christianisme )

  • 2010
  • Nada Raphaël

Imagine a place smaller in size than Quebec, along the shores of the Mediterranean, where more than 19 religious communities live together. Imagine that some people, in spite of a tormented history, have found the strength and the wisdom not to yield to sectarianism.

Trait d'union islam christianisme

D'ici et d'ailleurs

  • 2008
  • Nada Raphaël

Nine women from Montreal reveal themselves to the camera. They are lesbian, bisexual and two-spirited. They come from Malaysia, Tunisia, Lebanon, Guinea and Ghana. Some are First Nations women. They reveal their sometimes painful, sometimes effortless passages leading to the acceptance of their sexual orientations...

D'ici et d'ailleurs