Roy Dib is an artist and filmmaker whose work challenges common notions of space and boundaries on both formal and conceptual levels. He weaves together archival material, scripted text, and hypothetical circumstances to chronicle the political narratives of our time.
His work has been presented at “I AM ONE ACQUAINTED WITH THE NIGHT,” Studio la Città, Verona, 2021; “MEMORY OF DEFENCE,” Es Baluard Museu d’Art Contemporani, Palma, 2021; “LOOP FAIR,” Museu d ́Història de Catalunya, Barcelona, 2020; “REVISITING HESITATION,” Galerie Tanit, Beirut, 2018; “38th EVA International”, Limerick, 2018; “HOME BEIRUT: SOUNDING THE NEIGHBORS,” MAXXI Museum, Rome, 2017; and “SHARJAH BIENNIAL 13: TAMAWUJ,” Sharjah, 2017.
his films participated in several international film festivals and won the following awards: “Teddy Award for Best Short Film”, Berlinale, 2014; “Best First Film” Lebanese Film Festival, 2014; “Inntravel Award”, Berwick Film & Media Arts Festival, 2014; “Best Short Film”, Queer Lisboa, 2014; “Uppsala Grand Prix”, Uppsala Short Film Festival, 2014; “Best Film Award”, Sicilia Queer FilmFest, 2015; “Special Mention – Palermo Pride” Sicilia Queer FilmFest Award, 2015; 19th Contemporary Art Festival SESC_Videobrasil / Southern Panoramas’ Award, 2015; “Special Mention – Network of Arab Alternative Screens – NAAS”, JCC, 2016.
Dib also curated two contemporary art shows “Let me watch you, let me touch you”, Sicilia Queer, 2018; and “Allo, Beirut?”, Beit Beirut, 2023.
Roy Dib is represented by Galerie Tanit Beirut.
