Interview with Director Emad Beshay

Emad, please tell me something about yourself? I'm an Egyptian born American. I have been playing the piano since I was a child. I moved to the United States in my teen years to pursue music studies after living in Europe for a while.

When did you realize that you wanted to become a director? I attended the Institute of Audio Research in New York City (www.audioschool.com) and earned a Diploma in Music Engineering. I realized my passion for film in the music for film classes. I attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City and earned a Bachelor degree in Film Directing. (www.schoolofvisualarts.edu)

Tell me a little about the film "The Lost Face" that you recently directed? The plot of the film is: Haunted by images, "déjà vu", Karen Gold (Lisa Regina) wanders through her life, finally guided by her broker Mark Blackhawk, (Carson Grant) as he places her into destiny's hands. Working with Carson Grant is like coloring with a painter. We both clicked, eagerly creating the moods for each scene as we shot them.

Where is the location and why did you choose this particular house? "The Lost Face" was shot in the pastoral setting of Monticello, NY and the house was isolated deep in the woods which fit perfectly in the spirit of my script. When I wrote the script, I wanted to highlight the mystery of the human mind and it's relation with time and space, our past and present.

What are some of the other projects that you've worked on? Ihave written and directed a few short films. Also, I worked on the award winning "Neo Noir" by director Chase Palmer andon "American Cyborg" by director Christian Varley.

What are your plans for a new project along with your future goals? I'm completing the final edits on a few scripts which will be geared for production. The vision I have for my future films is to expose more of our human nature and its enigma.

Emad, thanks for the tickets, I enjoyed the screening and all the activity of the film festival and what a versatile actor Carson Grant is, wow, frightened me!!

Keep up the great work. You can read more about Emad Beshay at: www.imdb.com/name/nm1434565

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