Rakan Mayasi

Rakan Mayasi is an independent filmmaker (Director, Writer & Producer), born in Germany and based in Brussels. He studied Cinema, Theatre & Psychology in Lebanon and then received film training at the Asian Film Academy in South Korea. He has written and directed several short films. His previous film ROUBAMA was an official selection at the Locarno Film Festival in 2012. His short film BONBONÉ tackles the phenomenon of Palestinian sperm smuggling from Israeli jails and has world premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2017 - it is the recipient of 29 Best Short Awards at international film festivals, namely Küstendorf Film and Music Festival and the 40th Moscow International Film Festival. TRUMPETS IN THE SKY is his new short exploring Cinema as a contemplative medium of visual poetry, metaphor, and mythology. Rakan's new political/psychological thriller short film is entitled THE KEY.