PANEL: Making Cinema in Times of Crisis /
SPOTLIGHT SHORTS: Beirut, One Year Later

23.4.2022 | 17.00 | Silent Green

Panelists: Myriam Sassine (producer Costa Brava, Lebanon), Ely Dagher (director The Sea Ahead) and Simon El Habre (director Re-Destruction)

Moderation: Rabih El-Khoury (Programer, ALFILM)

A revolution, a financial crisis, the devaluation of the national currency, the emigration of the youth, political instability, mounting corruption, a massive blast that changed Beirut’s face for good and a global pandemic. Since 2019, an inconceivable set of setbacks is plunging Lebanon into an unprecedented crisis. Most of its businesses are fragilized, including the arts and culture sector. How is the film community affected by this state of turmoil? How does it deal with it? And how does such an endless level of uncertainty affect its creative input?

This panel is preceded by the screening of short films:

SPOTLIGHT SHORTS: Beirut, One Year Later

One Year after the Beirut explosion on August 4, 2020, four Beiruti filmmakers reflect on their experience during and after the tragedy and examine how the explosion affected their lives and their city.