Elias is a Lebanese American award-winning filmmaker and actor. He moved to Louisville Kentucky in Late 2005. After Winning A scholarship at "Wisdom High School" in Lebanon for his first Short "HMO2", he quickly distributed it locally in 2007 and got his first award for "Best Short Narrative" at the KY Film Project, "Best Script and Best Actor" at Seneca Film Festival, and "Best Script" at the Floyd Theatre Film Festival. He then moved to Chicago to attend Columbia College for his major in Film studies focusing on directing. He also got a minor in acting and worked on multiple short films as well as starred in the International Voices Project the Sultan's Dilemna that was showcased at the University of Chicago International House. With experience in indie Films, Print, and TV, this trilingual actor is versatile, works hard, and is always looking for new collaborations and new ventures.

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