The cellars of a classic cinema in the entertainment district of Beirut are open after having been hermetically sealed for years. Peggy Ahwesh turned the film material found into a true time machine with an eloquent montage of old Lebanese dramas and western action films.
Also in this combined programme
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L’armée des fourmis
In the south of the Lebanon, a boy makes a discovery that puts his life off course. -
Summer Camp
The reconstruction of destroyed houses in a joint project between Israelis and Palestinians. -
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Hamdi and Maria
The story behind the headline. The Palestinian Hamdi and his daughter survived a bomb attack that wasn’t aimed at them. -
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 2007
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 8'
- Medium/Format
- Mini DV NTSC
