Category 2024-2025

Angie (34) takes her father Mansour (74) on a road trip from Brussels to Beirut by car in an attempt to retrace the same path he took 42 years ago. However, the route is no longer the same, and neither…

Set during the Lebanese revolution, We never left portrays a heart-wrenching duality between Beirut and New York, an impassioned testament to the Lebanese diaspora’s unrequited but irrepressible love for their homeland. Directed by Loulwa KhouryProduced by Loulwa Khoury

After more than a decade, Farah returns to her hometown Tripoli in Lebanon to live with her widowed aging father, Mustapha. It’s her last chance to be part of her father’s world, though it must be through the only language…

A queer director returns to his hometown Tripoli to explore its cultural beliefs, embrace of new ideas, and the city’s paralysis amid economic crisis, through interviews with inhabitants, in anticipation of the current devastating war. Directed by Raed RafeiProduced by…

A family of four is stuck on an idyllic island that hides a shocking reality. Directed by Matty Brown Produced by Gianluca Chakra (Front row films), Mario Haddad (Empire Entertainment) and Houston King Productions.

Enad, a sixty-year-old Syrian refugee in Lebanon, defies fate by seeking land to bury his people in the Bekaa, aided by Sobhie, a Lebanese sheikh’s daughter. He faces immense challenges while his children plan to escape by sea. Directed by…

Nohad Al Chami’s true story of hardship and miraculous intervention by Saint Charbel in the early 90s. Directed by Samir HabchiProduced by Rania Ziade Achkar and Issam Al Chami

The harvest is in, but the abnormal drought is causing water issues in the village. A play is held annually and this year, the title is “Departures”. Directed by Karim KassemProduced by Karim Kassem

Feyrouz Serhal embarks on a Beirut journey, meeting associates of late filmmaker Maroun Baghdadi. Tracing his life and work during the civil war, the sociopolitical backdrop reflects how cinema mirrored the nation’s stories. Directed by Feyrouz SerhalProduced by Feyrouz Serhal

Four friends, driven by their artistic aspirations conduct an elaborate scheme to steal a $3 million painting from a prestigious gallery. In a risky twist, they decide to produce a film within the gallery itself using it as a cover.…