Moving Image Works

Hadi Moussally is a Lebanese-French filmmaker. He acquires a first master’s degree in “Fiction Cinema” then a second one in “Documentary and Anthropological Cinema” in Paris universities.

In 2015, he co-founded the production company “h7o7” whose main objective is to enable the making and promotion of films and photos with "hybrid" vocation where is privileged the mixture of genres between fashion, experimental, documentary and fiction.

In 2020, he founded “Hybrid Wave” with more than 30 hybrid artists from all around the world.

Follow Hadi on Instagram: @hadi.moussall

Hadi Moussally, Director & Key Cast
H7o7, Producer
Hadi Zeidan, Music, "Bellydance Vogue" from the album "Sketches"
Olivier Pagny, DOP & Post-Production

Luis Medel Hernández is a Mexican-born filmmaker, specialised in cinematography.

He has worked in short films as a DoP such as “Esperando al viento” by Emiliano Reyes which was picked by Moira Pictures and is currently in the process of distribution; and other works that have been part of We:Now film festival such as: “Hotel de Bichos” co-directed and co-photographed with Milena Fernandez.

His main theme as a director is queer-gay experience and its relationship with love and identity.

Luis Medel Hernández, Director & Writer

Marcos Varela Pezuela, Producer

Hanna Lappalainen is a performer, filmmaker and writer based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

With a background both in dance and film, their screendance practice is led by the dialogue between the two art forms.

Most recently focusing on participatory art practice, they're looking to bring the medium into working with communities.

Hanna Lappalainen, Director

Noora Nenonen, Choreographer

Thomas Humble Ellis is an East London filmmaker originating from Whitechapel. He directed the film Retrieval Loop with the participation of a talented cast & crew. Through movement, the film dissects feelings of anger, separation, courtship and reunification. The two male characters perform dance of rejection, wooing, lust and tenderness; even pushing the boundaries of gravity itself.

Hadi Moussally is a Lebanese-French filmmaker. He acquires a first master’s degree in “Fiction Cinema” then a second one in “Documentary and Anthropological Cinema” in Paris universities.

In 2015, he co-founded the production company “h7o7” whose main objective is to enable the making and promotion of films and photos with "hybrid" vocation where is privileged the mixture of genres between fashion, experimental, documentary and fiction.

In 2020, he founded “Hybrid Wave” with more than 30 hybrid artists from all around the world.

Follow Hadi on Instagram: @hadi.moussall

"'The dark skin alien landed in the unknown, unfamiliar and unique landscape from the infinite darkness. He sought stable fertile ground like a dandelion seed floating in the air.

The alien tries to make sense of the new realities of this "New" land. He meets the native species; they look different from him. They don't accept him as he looks different and has no references to his kind of aliens. Walking through the unknown landscape, lonely in search of a kiss, he tries many ways to be one of them. Rejected and disowned, he immerses himself in the cold river of isolation to heal the wounds of exclusion all over his skin.

Tired of trying to feel belonged, the alien lay on a white bedsheet in his room, eyes closed. He remembers the warm spring breeze and flowers from his native land. In the dream, he sees the spring flowers bloom all over the body. The alien falls asleep and dreams of becoming fertile soil.

In his dream, the alien finds solace in the dark underground. He dances to worship the goddess of self-realization. The goddess has a rule; one can not feel self-realization unless one kisses someone, alive or dead, on the dancefloor. No one kisses him; he finds a dead fish on the dancefloor. He makes love with the dead fish. As soon as he kisses the dead fish, he realizes his self-identity and becomes more potent than his unfulfilled desire and loneliness. The alien stares and smiles at the infinity of powerful darkness; nothing can make me lonely anymore.

Now the alien has transformed himself into a powerful goddess of self-realization.'

But the voiceover tells an entirely different story to us. In a constant quest of "preferring" and "rejecting" people based on their appearance, we may completely alienate ourselves from the real people around us. Now it's up to us to make sense of what we see on the screen and what we are listening to.

This film was shot in various exciting locations around Dublin Mountain, Dodder River near Milltown, my home and the iconic LGBTQ+ party venue Mother Club. I edited and post production of it during my residency at IMMA.”

- Pradeep Manadeshwar

The Irish LGBTQI+ community is gaining demographic and ethnic diversity fast. Queer people from outside the Western world migrating to the so-called safe spaces in the Western world are very common. With the effect of global sociopolitical phenomenons like the Brexit and the hostile immigration policies introduced by the Trump administration, Ireland has become a beacon of hope for many Queer people. Unfortunately, the local LGBTQI+ community in Ireland has very little or no understanding of this process. The local Irish LGBTQI+ community must understand the point of view of immigrant LGBTQI+ individuals coming to Ireland, what they expect from us, and what pain they carry with them. Immigrant LGBTQI+ people of colour living in Ireland often get victims of racism and ethnographic prejudices. They usually have serious long-term mental health and sexual well-being issues. The contemporary monoethnic LGBTQI+ activism and leadership in Ireland are failing to grasp the gamut and diversity of the situation.

As a visual artist, writer and activist, this inequality challenges my creative process and thinking. As a victim of sexual racism and a person living with mental health issues because of it, I feel it necessary to address these issues artistically. This short film, "Skin To Skin Talk", is my honest attempt to represent the QPOC's "Alienated" life on the big screen. I want people to watch it and think.