I'm a Film Production student at Concordia University born to Syrian-Armenian immigrant parents with a strong background in the creative field. I'm passionate about writing, filmmaking and bringing stories to life. I currently speak 5 languages and would love to one day work internationally for different foreign film associations.I graduated from Dawson College in Cinema & Communications where I took classes such as Journalism, Creative Writing, Film Theory, Writing Lab and Writing for Film that sharpened my knowledge of filmmaking and elevated my level of writing. I made the Dean's List for every semester spent at Dawson, had my work published in the Plant and won Best Documentary at Media Night W2023.

Growing up in Montreal, I was exposed to the vibrant city art scene early on and immersed myself in the creative culture. I was professionally trained in piano for 14 years and won at provincial piano competitions in 2014 and 2015. This helped me develop a strict discipline and work ethic when it comes to bringing creative projects to life now, like for scriptwriting or finishing a long edit.I have contributed to other student films through assisted directing, consulting and script editing and had many workshopping sessions with peers for written work and visual media. Since September 2022, I became the official photographer for the First Armenian Evangelical Church of Montreal where I film and photograph events and services for their website, Instagram and all promotional content on a freelance basis. You can find more examples of my work on the @faec_mtl Instagram.

The Entertainer
Won Best Documentary at Dawson Media Night W2023
Produced, edited and created by Lea Joy Sabbaghian
Documentary Short FilmThe reality behind every child prodigy is nothing more than a child. When the the creative and performative nature of children is in the hands of the grown-ups, it gets disciplined through a regime that aims only for praise and acclaim. This found footage documentary short reveals that behind all the applause, there is always just some kid.

The Grand Feast
Co-written, co-directed, co-edited by Lea Joy Sabbaghian
Fiction Short FilmInspired by Martin Scorsese's The Big Shave, The Grand Feast is an homage to the 1967 short film as a commentary on whether or not ignorance truly is bliss. It urges people to pay more attention to what they're putting in their bodies and in the state of their environment.

Bite Me
Written, directed and edited by Lea Joy Sabbaghian
Experimental Short FilmThis film was inspired by a research paper I did about the rise of eating disorders in teenagers and is a glimpse at the delirious hysteria that is a mind flooded by diet culture propaganda.

• Losers
• Pilgrims of None
• Religious Undertones in the Truman Show
• Living Through a War, Continents Apart
• Wave of Teenage Dystopian Media
• The 1973 Dated Horror of Soylent Green
• The Media's Effect on Eating Disorders
• I Won't Let Rock 'N Roll Die