I am a Brussels-based documentary filmmaker and video editor with over 12 years of professional experience, specializing in narrative storytelling and rhythm-driven editing. My work spans documentary films, news media, and commissioned video production, where I shape clear and engaging stories from complex material. Alongside editing, I have experience in camera operation and production, allowing me to approach projects with a full understanding of the filmmaking process from shoot to final cut. I’m particularly drawn to projects that balance structure, rhythm, and authenticity.

Rebecca Taouk

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I am a Brussels-based documentary filmmaker and video editor with over 12 years of professional experience, specializing in narrative storytelling and rhythm-driven editing. My work spans documentary films, news media, and commissioned video production, where I shape clear and engaging stories from complex material. Alongside editing, I have experience in camera operation and production, allowing me to approach projects with a full understanding of the filmmaking process from shoot to final cut. I’m particularly drawn to projects that balance structure, rhythm, and authenticity.

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I am a Brussels-based documentary filmmaker and video editor with over 12 years of professional experience, specializing in narrative storytelling and rhythm-driven editing. My work spans documentary films, news media, and commissioned video production, where I shape clear and engaging stories from complex material.

Alongside editing, I have experience in camera operation and production, allowing me to approach projects with a full understanding of the filmmaking process from shoot to final cut. I’m particularly drawn to projects that balance structure, rhythm, and authenticity.

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Language

English
Fluent
French
Advanced
Arabic
Fluent

Work Experience

Casting at Talpa - ME
January 1, 2014 - January 1, 2017
Research & coordinate talent for The Voice (S3-4) / The Voice Kids (S1-2); in charge of supervising the junior casting team.
Program Coordinator at BBC Arabic
January 1, 2015 - January 1, 2016
Coordinated program scheduling, booked slots and edited scripts; gathered materials; coordinated with editors; assigned extra roles for TV reports and promoted editor for social media platforms.
Assistant Director & Production Coordinator at SAT7-TV
January 1, 2018 - January 1, 2018
Assistant Director and Production Coordinator for Lebanon-based projects.
Content / Communications Department at Into The Minds
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2020
Lebanon-based communications role coordinating media projects; produced content for external communications.
Content Creator & Video Producer at Shayp
January 1, 2020 - January 1, 2021
Wrote, directed & edited creative shorts for TV & corporate; produced multimedia content for marketing, sales, awareness campaigns and promotions; shot and edited.
Videography (Freelance) at Lebanon–Belgium
January 1, 2016 - Present
Generate multimedia content for external communication; produce videos for marketing, sales, awareness campaigns; coordinate shoots.
Video Editor / Freelance at Lebanon–Belgium
January 1, 2021 - Present
Editing: news & corporate reportage; editorial work for IN S, Headline, Media Pro; client examples available via link.

Education

Joint Masters, Documentary Filmmaking at Doc Nomads
January 1, 2017 - January 1, 2020
Bachelor of Arts, Major in Cinema & Television at Lebanese University
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2013

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment
    paper Shayp: a startup and a success story

    Shot in 2020.
    Profiling the Brussels-based startup Shayp, this playful interview video introduces their founders and their innovative solution to water leakage, showing how their technology helps users save resources and costs while tackling an everyday environmental challenge.

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    paper AlSaydeh

    11 min short documentary (creative/personal)

    A story of a mother, a dancer, and a woman, three identities within one body.
    Maguy faces the emotional weight of separation as her sons emigrate to Canada. This upheaval takes her back to the first choreography she created while pregnant with her eldest son, Omar. Now, 20 years later, is she still the same dancer? How has her relationship with her body evolved?

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    paper Rockrose | From Weed to Crop

    Environmental short film (AGROMIX commissioned project)
    At MVArc farm in Mértola, farmer-researchers explore the potential of the Cistus rockrose for essential oils and hydrolates, combining agroforestry practices with carbon-negative farming strategies.

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    paper Turku’s Vegetable Plots

    Short Digital Video
    Exploring the RESIST Project’s demonstrator and twinned regions, this film highlights diverse climate challenges and collaborative strategies for resilience across Europe.​​​​​​​

    <iframe width=“1062” height=“597” src=“https://www.youtube.com/embed/kle9BufhreA” title=“Building Resilience to the Climate Crisis: Introducing RESIST” frameborder=“0” allow=“accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share” referrerpolicy=“strict-origin-when-cross-origin” allowfullscreen></iframe>

    paper Along The Water

    23 min short documentary:
    A stream flows from Lebanon’s highest peak to the sea, carrying human stories and the voices of the land. My latest documentary is now touring festivals worldwide, including Aswan Women International Film Festival, Gabès Cinéma Fen, Braziers International Film Festival, Lebanese Outdoor Film Festival, REEF, Écrans du Réel, CLIMARTE, and the Lebanese Film Festival in France.

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