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.
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Biography from TMDB.
- June 29, 1989 (37)
- Lebanon
- Director, actor and writer
- 5 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Mounia Akl's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Power.
Roles they play
- Allyas Yasmina in A Sad and Beautiful World (2025)
Moods and endings
AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.
Where can I watch Mounia Akl's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
- BritBox
Subscription and free streaming for Mounia Akl's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page.
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
House of Guinness(2025)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all shows
Boiling Point(2023)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all shows
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
To Keep Your Vital Organs Warm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
The Responder(2022)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all shows
Costa Brava, Lebanon(2021)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
The President's Visit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
El Gran Libano (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Lebanon Factory (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Submarine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)
Bahiya & Mahmoud (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Do Not Disturb (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
The Lebanon I Dream Of (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 13 titles, 11 of them dated from 2011 to 2026.
Awards
2 major nominations and no wins, 2016–2021.
- Venice award, nominated
- Cannes award, nominated
Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.
Who does Mounia Akl work with?
People who share at least 2 of Mounia Akl's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joe Saade shares the most, 3.
Cinematographers
- Joe SaadeShared titles: A Sad and Beautiful World (2025), House of Guinness (2025), Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021)See all 3 shared titles with Joe Saade
Producers
- Georges SchoucairShared titles: A Sad and Beautiful World (2025), Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Georges Schoucair
Mixed roles
- Cyril ArisShared titles: A Sad and Beautiful World (2025), Costa Brava, Lebanon (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Cyril Aris
