Hiba Bassem
, 2007
, 11 min
Hiba Bassem contemplates the years of war she has faced through conversations with her family and friends, and through her time spent living at home. She documents the mental and physical exhaustion faced by Iraqis after years of war, reaching everyone, even those as young as her little sisters.
Rijin Sahakian
Rijin Sahakian has written and developed programs focused on Iraq as a site of prolific engagement. Her work responds to formations of American political, military, and cultural life through propaganda disseminated to enable global violence in Iraq and to diminish Iraq’s long-standing experience of, and resistance to, these extraordinary conditions. Sahakian received an MA in Art…
Ahmed Kamal
, 2006
, 13 min
Randa Chahal Sabbag
, 1979
, 80 min
Synopsis: This film is the result of two years of work, from February 1976 to March 1978. Through its analysis, and through certain documents, it looks beyond the period to grasp at the remote causes of the conflict. It attempts to draft a timeline of events: the dismemberment of Lebanon, the liquidation of the Palestinian movement,…
, 1992
, 90 min
Synopsis: A city emerges in the middle of the desert and dies in its richness. Women are doubly veiled, and freedoms are even more threatened. Sarah was born the day after the oil boom. She is part of the generation that believes it can get anything with the power of money, and that simultaneously sees its…
, 2000
, 97 min
Synopsis: During the civil war, some Lebanese fled to Europe, leaving their large apartments, luxurious houses, and their servants: Sri Lankans, Filipinos, Egyptians “imported” to serve by the thousands. These and many more must deal with the maverick who controls the building, its occupants, the neighborhood, and a few areas of the city. Their lives intersect:…
, 1995
, 68 min
Synopsis: Beirut, September 1994. With the civil war, which started in 1975, having ended just two years before, the systematic reconstruction of the city begins. Coming from a family which has been politically and militarily involved in the conflict, Chahal depicts seventeen years of war in a very personal way. She uses her own archives, family…
, 2001
, 57 min
Synopsis: This film follows Souha Béchara’s return to her village, Deir Mimas, to the Khiam jail, in the very place where she tried to assassinate General Lahd, the head of the South Lebanon Army, an auxiliary of the Israeli Army. For Souha, SURVIVING HELL is a joyful, thoughtful, and liberating travel diary. The diary of a…
Naures Sager
, 2021
, 15 min
After being brought together by a stolen cape, Habib and his new love interest soon find themselves in a precarious situation, despite their attempts to play it safe. A look at the potential cost of being authentic and finding connection in a sometimes dangerous world.
Sarah Kaskas
, 2022
, 16 min
A year after Beirut’s port explosion, Basma and Mariam reunite in their old bedroom. Surrounded by a view of the port’s remains, the two women attempt to resolve their shared trauma and broken relationship.
