Loay Tattan

Known for

Directing

Born

May 21, 1987 (age 39)

Birthplace

Manama, Bahrain

Biography

Loay Tattan, AKA cielo, is an award-winning filmmaker. In 2023, his work started to explode in popularity after he was ranked in the elite 1% of the filmmakers in the world by IMDb, and he had 4 of his films ranked within top 10 films in the history of Bahrain, including number 1 for his film "Wajba", which only was overtaken by his other film "In My Shoes" into the first spot.

He loves to experiment with his films using unconventional motifs, usually without dialogue (or a very limited dialogue). Loay 'cielo' Tattan is a very firm believer in delivering his messages through philosophical semiotics instead of the traditional continuous excessive dialogue. This mission is particularly challe...

Best known work

In My Shoes

2021

Wezr

My Bloody Brother

2020

WAJBA

2022

Filmography

TBA
Wezr
as Self - Sad Man, Director, Location Manager, Producer, Cinematography, Writer, Production Manager, Editor
2022
WAJBA
Casting Director, Sound Director, Director, Writer, Decorator, Costume Design, Script Supervisor, Editorial Consultant, Sound Effects, Producer
2021
In My Shoes
as Curious Man, Director, Producer, Writer, Casting Director, Executive Producer, Art Direction, Set Designer, Prop Designer, Costume Design, Storyboard Artist, Production Design, Location Manager
2020
My Bloody Brother
as The Brother, Editor, Executive Producer, Director, Writer, Producer