With COVID-19 restrictions, Lebanon’s economic crisis, and the Beirut blast, the film nearly didn’t come to life.
Culture
Within the waking Lebanese nightmare, Mounia Akl spotlights despair and hopelessness in a way that deeply resonates.
A 3,700-year-old clay tablet revealed that ancient Babylonians used the Pythagorean theorem to accurately divide lands.
"Their return to their rightful form is a powerful symbol of healing and resilience after disaster," said TEFAF chairman Hidde van Seggelen.
Stove from director Jad Andari pays homage to a special place and time right before Lebanon's October 2019 protests.
Espace Fann was envisioned as a space that supports local artists and provides them with the tools to make a living out of their work.
Since 2008, Britney Spears has been under a conservatorship which allocated control of her finances, body, and personal life to her father.
In Lebanon, collaboration and alternative structures of production are guiding principles to move forward with.
Meet the dancers behind the vibrant Beirut Contemporary Ballet, founded four years ago, ahead of their live-streamed theatre performance of Trespass.
"Our goal is to compete with international companies," Jihad Mohammad, the owner of the company behind Quds Rise, told Beirut Today.
Maya Husseini lost 30-years of work in the Beirut blast, right when she was about to retire. She accepted the task of restoring the shattered stained-glass, which she believed was a necessity and not an option, when clients began to contact her.
A look into the life of the Lebanese filmmaker taking part in the 2021 Red Sea Lodge.