Rania Stephan was born in Beirut. She has worked as a sound engineer, editor, first assistant and producer with renowned filmmakers including Simone Bitton and Elia Suleiman. Her filmography includes: Tribe (1993), Attempt at Jealousy (1995), My First Camera (1998), Arrest at Manara (2003), Wastelands (2005), Lebanon/War (2006). She is currently working on a documentary about the legendary Egyptian film star Suad Hosni, rumoured to have died mysteriously in the Edgware Road neighbourhood. Her residency is undertaken with Ashkal Alwan: The Lebanese Association for Plastic Arts.