Shortlisted for the Amnesty International 2008 Media Award for journalists covering human rights, Zeina Aboul Hosn is clearly passionate about the world around her and conveying important messages through her films. As well as working on the widely influential Age of Stupid film, she has participated in an expedition to study sharks in the Gulf which was filmed by Al Jazeera and has also worked in TV across the Middle East. I caught up with her between some turtle conservation work in Dubai and a trip to Beirut, where she was born, to talk about her path into film-making.