Dalia AlKassar

Hi, How Are You, Daniel Johnston?

UPM + 1st AD

"Gabriel Sunday's hallucinogenic portrait of the outsider artist and Kurt Cobain favorite Daniel Johnston.." *Gabriel Sunday also plays a younger Daniel in some scenes* Also features Soko throughout the film and a cover by Lana Del Rey at the end.

Kidnapped For Christ

CAM OP + POST ASSISTANT 

A young evangelical filmmaker is granted unprecedented access inside a controversial Christian behavior modification program for troubled teens, where she discovers shocking secrets and young students that change her life.

SAFEZONE DOCUMENTARY 

ASSISTANT EDITOR 

An intimate portrait of two Syrian girls, Fatima and Nariman, living in a refugee camp, tell their harrowing stories of escape from the war as they try to rebuild their lives and pursue their dreams of music and medicine. Technically, for complicated political reasons, schools for refugees in Lebanon can’t be called schools, instead they are referred to as safe-zones.

NOSTALGIA - PRODUCER

A woman's world is fractured into oblivion as a new wonder drug known only as Nostalgia begins to sweep the nation. All images seen here have been filmed exclusively for this preview to showcase the film's tone. This conceptual trailer serves as our proof-of-concept teaser for a feature film we aim to make. Written + Directed by Polaris Castillo Produced by Dalia Alkassar, Dan Marcus Cinematography by Matt LaCorte Additional Photography by Polaris Castillo, Pascal Combes-Knoke, Lea Fox Edited by Polaris Castillo Music Composed by Invisible Triangles Sound Design by Samantha Blanchard www.sweetnightmaresfilms.com