Nadine Labaki

A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.

When people say to me, 'You make us proud,' it's heartwarming to hear that.

I like to have the impression that whatever is happening is true.

Recently, I was in Bernalda, my dad's ancestral home town in Italy. He has just refurbished a palazzo and turned it into a hotel, so we had my sister's wedding there. It was beautiful.

Hair is also a problem. I remember once, when I was reporting from Beirut at the height of the civil war, someone wrote in to the BBC complaining about my appearance.

If you have a block of ballistics gelatin and a high-speed camera, pretty soon somebody gets a gun!