Silence, holy water and beauty in the town of Lehfed, Lebanon. Featuring the brilliant vocal phenomenon Perla Nehme!

For those of you who are wondering what this is all about, allow me to introduce and explain the project.

An afternoon with a Maronite iconographer and the short film that came of it.

A taste of Burj Hamoud: the exciting, bustling neighborhood that welcomed me into Lebanon.

A unique moment, surrounded by all the Maronite Bishops of the world and having the privilege of filming and taking photos. Oh yes, and “Chez Tony” afterwards.

Ever wonder how filmmakers get those fancy camera moves? In this blog entry, I show how Watershed utilizes cutting-edge technology to achieve an “expensive” look without hundreds of machines and pulleys. And it all fits in a rifle case!

As we all know, post-war Iraq has been plagued with violence and instability. It’s one thing to read about it in the papers, however, and quite another to meet those who have experienced war firsthand.
During my week in Syria I visited the Chaldean Catholic Church in Damascus.

As soon as I arrived in the Middle East, the first thing I did was rush to Damascus, where the story in my movie takes place. I didn’t plan on doing any heavy-duty production work. I just wanted to absorb the Old City where the Massabki brothers and Abd El-Kader lived, walk through the streets, meet the people, and discover.