Palestinian American writer-director-actor Cherien Dabis received the Variety International Vanguard Director Award at the Red Sea Film Festival on Wednesday. The award presentation preceded the Middle East premiere of “All That’s Left of You,” which played in competition at Red Sea and won the Silver Yusr award.

In accepting the award, Dabis said it was a “beautiful surprise,” and added that – as she had been selected in 2009 as one of Variety ’s 10 Directors to Watch – “I feel like I have come full circle” with this award.

“All That’s Left of You” had its world premiere in January in the Premieres section of the Sundance Film Festival, and was selected by Jordan as its entry for the international feature film category of the 98th Academy Awards. Javier Bardem and Mark Ruffalo hav

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