Category 2024-2025

Green Line

Fida grows up in war 1980s Beirut, hearing her grandmother’s stories of the “red hell”. Desensitized, she questions life’s worth amid conflict, confronting militants through miniatures, juxtaposing her childlike perspective with theirs. Directed by Sylvie BayotProduced by Céline Loiseau

Dead Dog

Explores the temporary reunification of Aida with husband Walid who returns to their home in Lebanon after many years working abroad. Directed by Sarah FrancisProduced by Lara Abou Saifan

Cilama

1000 images and 40 voices reconstitute the collective memory of Tripoli (the capital of North Lebanon) and its particular relationship with “Cilama” as Cinema was called in the popular dialect. Directed by Hady ZaccakProduced by Hady Zaccak

A State Of Passion

After bearing witness to the unprecedented horrors of an ongoing genocide, a war surgeon emerges from Gaza calling for justice and accountability. Directed by Carol MansourProduced by Muna Khalidi