Born to a Lebanese father and a Syrian mother, Wissam Tanios studied filmmaking at St. Joseph University in Beirut. He loves filmmaking that tackles themes such as family, detachment, loss, and grief.His short documentary Aftermath won the Best Documentary Award at the Lebanese Film Festival in 2012.Departures, his second short film, has competed in numerous film festivals around the world and won the Best Narrative Short Award at the 2nd Annual Alwan Awards in New York.His first feature documentary, "We Are From There," premiered at the 2020 Rotterdam International Film Festival. Among many other awards, the film won Best Arab Film and Best Non-Fiction Film in Cairo.While his first feature documentary is still traveling the world, Wissam is currently developing his first ever feature-length fiction film.