Join us next Sunday at 7pm for an evening of short films that move between Lebanon, Jordan, and France. Three stories about loss, distance, and what it means to be far from home.
Whether through a city slowly cutting off its own shoreline, a woman retracing the steps of a lost lover, or two exiles learning to trust each other in a foreign kitchen, these films trace what remains when you’re no longer rooted where you began.
Three layered takes on the sense of powerlessness that can come with leaving—or being left behind.
PROGRAMME:
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝗲𝗮 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝘆
By Faris Alrjoob | Jordan/Germany | 2023 | 21 min | In English and Arabic with English subtitles
A haunted woman named Ida journeys from Germany to Jordan, to an eerie and deserted port town on the Red Sea where her partner, Ismail, recently disappeared. Wandering through desolate bars, hotels, and offices, Ida attempts to feel Ismail’s presence one last time and to say goodbye. World Premiere at Quinzaine des Cinéastes, Cannes Film Festival 2023.
𝗟𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘀
by Michelle and Noel Keserwany | Lebanon/France | 2023 | 30 min | In Arabic with English subtitles
Asma and Sarah, two women originally from the Levant, find themselves working in the same restaurant in the city of Lyon in France. Both bear the weight of a home they were forced to leave behind. Initially wary of each other, they gradually discover a common thread that binds them – one that dates back to when the Silk Road connected Lyon to their home countries. In the midst of forced migrations, can we move past our animosity to find solace in each other?
𝗜𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝘂𝗻 𝗗𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱𝘀
By Wissam Charaf | Lebanon/France | 2023 | 20 min | In Arabic with English subtitles
Beirut, Lebanon. On the waterfront’s construction site, security agent Raed must prevent passing-by walkers from accessing the seaside. Yet as the horizon becomes each day more stifled by the construction, Raed makes peculiar encounters—mere dreams, or symbols of his desires?
/// Please note that our library has limited seats and we work on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 6:30PM and the screening starts at 7:00 PM or earlier in case the space reaches its full capacity. Thank you for understanding and see you on Sunday!///
