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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.
Mounia Akl is a Lebanese writer and director based between Beirut and New York, recognized for her transition from architecture to cinema and her work in the international festival circuit.
She is best known for her debut feature film, Costa Brava, Lebanon, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival and represented Lebanon at the Academy Awards.
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