2 results for your search
See details
Suspended Dreams = أحلام معلقة
directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 and Jean Chamoun, fl. 1991-2007 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 49 mins
After 16 years of civil war, the citizens of Beirut, Lebanon struggle to rebuild their lives -- a woman, whose husband had been kidnapped forms a committee, together with the families of other kidnap victims, to lobby for the return of the victims; two ex-militia fighters from different sides of the war find thems...
Sample
directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 and Jean Chamoun, fl. 1991-2007 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 49 mins
Description
After 16 years of civil war, the citizens of Beirut, Lebanon struggle to rebuild their lives -- a woman, whose husband had been kidnapped forms a committee, together with the families of other kidnap victims, to lobby for the return of the victims; two ex-militia fighters from different sides of the war find themselves working together as house painters, reconstructing the very homes, which they had helped to destroy; a playwright is skeptical...
After 16 years of civil war, the citizens of Beirut, Lebanon struggle to rebuild their lives -- a woman, whose husband had been kidnapped forms a committee, together with the families of other kidnap victims, to lobby for the return of the victims; two ex-militia fighters from different sides of the war find themselves working together as house painters, reconstructing the very homes, which they had helped to destroy; a playwright is skeptical that the building of new modern apartment buildings will give the Lebanese a sense of belonging again. In addition, there are environmental consequences stemming from the waste produced during the war. Awards/Festivals: Grand Prix, Best Documentary, Festival du Monde Arabe, Paris; First Prize, Damascus Film Festival.
Show more
Show less
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009, Jean Chamoun, fl. 1991-2007
Date Published / Released
1992
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Civil war, Dwellings
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1992 Used by permission of Mai Masri.
Country of Origin
Lebanon
×
See details
War Generation - Beirut
directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 and Jean Chamoun, fl. 1991-2007 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 50 mins
On 26 February 1975, a civil war erupted in Lebanon, its people split by a rich-poor divide. However, the 1982 Israeli invasion changed the face of war completely, as the war turned into a sectarian one. The enduring war has created an entire generation of children who have grown up amidst the chaos of war - the...
Sample
directed by Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009 and Jean Chamoun, fl. 1991-2007 (Lebanon: Privately Published), 50 mins
Description
On 26 February 1975, a civil war erupted in Lebanon, its people split by a rich-poor divide. However, the 1982 Israeli invasion changed the face of war completely, as the war turned into a sectarian one. The enduring war has created an entire generation of children who have grown up amidst the chaos of war - they are the war generation. This documentary tracks the lives of 3 individuals, who are growing up, or had grown up during the war, th...
On 26 February 1975, a civil war erupted in Lebanon, its people split by a rich-poor divide. However, the 1982 Israeli invasion changed the face of war completely, as the war turned into a sectarian one. The enduring war has created an entire generation of children who have grown up amidst the chaos of war - they are the war generation. This documentary tracks the lives of 3 individuals, who are growing up, or had grown up during the war, their struggles, their hopes and their fears. Awards/Festivals: Bronze Apple Award, National Educational Film Festival, USA.
Show more
Show less
Date Written / Recorded
2011-01-27
Field of Study
Asian Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Author / Creator
Mai Masri, fl. 1984-2009, Jean Chamoun, fl. 1991-2007
Date Published / Released
1989
Publisher
Privately Published
Topic / Theme
Adolescence, Civil war
Copyright Message
Copyright © 1989 Used by permission of Mai Masri.
Country of Origin
Lebanon
×
