Rania Stephan

Rania Stephan (Arabic: رانيا اسطفان; born 1960) is a Lebanese filmmaker and video artist. She is best known for her first feature film The Three Disappearances of Soad Hosni (2011).

Stephan was born in Beirut, Lebanon. She is fluent in Arabic, French and English. She completed her French Baccalaureate degree at the French Protestant College in Lebanon in 1978. She then left Lebanon to escape the civil war. She received her Bachelor's degree in Cinema Studies from La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia in 1982 and her Master's degree in Cinema studies from Paris VIII University, France, in 1986. Stephan lived in France for 20 years.

Stephan worked as a camera person, a film editor and a sound engineer. She was also first assistant director to renowned film directors like Simone Bitton and Elia Suleiman. Stephan worked in documentaries and in experimental videos. Her work is influenced by French political cinema.

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