Re-Destruction
Documentary, director: Simon El Haber, Lebanon, 2021, 42 min., Arab. with En. ST
Double Feature with Nos Guerres Imprudentes
22.4.2022 | 21.00 | Arsenal |
followed by a film talk with director Simon El Haber
For over 4 decades now, Beirut has been running under crushing reconstruction policies, its inhabitants witnessing one displacement after the other. The explosion at the port of Beirut in August 2020 is a continuation of corrupt policies and a disastrous eviction process. Filmmaker Simon El Habre reflects on how illegal and arbitrary reconstruction schemes are continuing to change Beirut’s demography, leaving the city without its inhabitants.