Biography
Cyril Aris is a Lebanese director and screenwriter. His fiction feature, A Sad and Beautiful World (2025), premiered in the Giornate degli Autori competition at the Venice Film Festival, where it won the Audience Award.
His documentary Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano (2023), supported by the Sundance Institute, premiered in competition at Karlovy Vary, receiving a jury special mention before touring more than 80 festivals worldwide, including BFI London, CPH:DOX, and DOC NYC, winning awards in Rotterdam, Valencia, Rome, San Francisco, Marseille, and beyond. His debut, The Swing (2018), also premiered at Karlovy Vary and won multiple awards internationally. Aris is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmography
Cast Credits
Crew
Crew Credits
A Sad and Beautiful World
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2026
A Sad and Beautiful World
Role: Writer
MOVIE • 2026
A Sad and Beautiful World
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2026
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Role: Screenplay
MOVIE • 2023
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2023
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2023
Costa Brava, Lebanon
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2022
Beating Hearts
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2020
Beating Hearts
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2020
Beating Hearts
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2020
Death of Nintendo
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2020
The Swing
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2019
The Swing
Role: Editor
MOVIE • 2019
The President's Visit
Role: Director
MOVIE • 2017
Submarine
Role: Producer
MOVIE • 2016