Mounia Akl

Biography

Mounia Akl is a Lebanese Director and Writer living between Beirut and New York. Mounia holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from ALBA, Lebanon and an MFA in Directing from Columbia University, New York. Apart from her Directing work, Mounia has taught film Directing at the Northwestern University, Chicago and taught a screenwriting Lab at Columbia University where she also was the TA of Richard Peña. Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021) is her first feature film.

Known For

The Responder

A Sad and Beautiful World

Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano

The President's Visit

Bahiya & Mahmoud

All Movies (4)

• A Sad and Beautiful World2025 · as Yasmina
• Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano2023
• The President's Visit2017 · as Soraya
• Bahiya & Mahmoud2011 · as Woman in Blue

All TV Shows (1)

• The Responder2022 · as Intercom Lady