Sirens (2022)
79 min
True to their name, Slave to Sirens — the first and only all-woman thrash metal band in the Middle East — are utterly magnetic. Amid a backdrop of political unrest and the heartbreaking unraveling of Beirut, five bandmates form a beacon of expression, resistance, and independence. Director Rita Baghdadi follows founders and guitarists Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara as their tenderness, and sometimes bitterness, for one another grows in ways both unexpected and deeply moving. Joined by vocalist Maya Khairallah, bassist Alma Doumani, and drummer Tatyana Boughaba, these women negotiate their emotional journeys through young adulthood in tumultuous circumstances with grace, raw passion, and a ferocious commitment to their art. Their grit is tested as they grapple with the complexities of friendship, sexuality, and the destruction around them.
- Release date
- January 23, 2022
- Country of origin
- United States, Lebanon
- Box office
- $8,890
Trailer
Cast
- Lilas Mayassi as Self
- Shery Bechara as Self
- Maya Khairallah as Self
- Alma Doumani as Self
- Tatyana Boughaba as Self
- Bassem Daibees as Self
- Nour Mayassi as Self
- Joumana Sleit as Self
- Nevine Khallas as Self
- Nizar Mikaty as Self
Crew
- Rita Baghdadi · Director
- Rita Baghdadi · Writer
- Rita Baghdadi · Producer
- Camilla Hall · Producer
- Jean-Baptiste de Laubier · Composer
- Rita Baghdadi · Cinematographer
- Lindsay Utz · Editor
- Grace Zahrah · Editor