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.
Sirens
January 23, 2022
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Lilas Mayassi
Self
Shery Bechara
Self
Rita Baghdadi
Director
Rita Baghdadi
Writer
Maya Rudolph
Executive Producer
Natasha Lyonne
Executive Producer
Danielle Renfrew Behrens
Executive Producer
Bryn Mooser
Executive Producer
Cindy Holland
Executive Producer
Derek Esplin
Executive Producer
John Boccardo
Executive Producer
Kathryn Everett
Executive Producer
Para One
Original Music Composer
Rita Baghdadi
Director of Photography
Grace Zahrah
Editor