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100% Asphalt
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2009), 26 mins
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"100% Asphalt" is about a street that tells its own story. A street that shelters more than 200 million children with only asphalt, noise and rage for a home. “100% Asphalt” is a film from the heart, shot on the streets in the heart of the city, and revealing unspeakable truths. 26 minutes of testimonies from abandoned children, left to their misery and destitution, and surviving on violence and drugs.
Field of Study
Social Work
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Forward Film Productions, Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Speaker / Narrator
Najwa Kassem, fl. 1993
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Illegal drugs, Children, Anthropology, Lebanese, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
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Copyright © 2002 Forward Film Production
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Maid in Lebanon
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Cheryl Uys-Allie, fl. 2007, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2007), 25 mins
Maid in Lebanon' is about the thousands of Asian women who leave their homes to work as housemaids in the Arab World, in the hope of securing a better economic future. Yet, since their experiences are hidden behind closed doors, little is known of the fears, struggles and abuses they face while working abroad. Tra...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Cheryl Uys-Allie, fl. 2007, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2007), 25 mins
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Maid in Lebanon' is about the thousands of Asian women who leave their homes to work as housemaids in the Arab World, in the hope of securing a better economic future. Yet, since their experiences are hidden behind closed doors, little is known of the fears, struggles and abuses they face while working abroad. Tracing women’s journeys from Sri Lanka to Lebanon, 'Maid in Lebanon' exposes the obscure world of the domestic migrant workers. The few...
Maid in Lebanon' is about the thousands of Asian women who leave their homes to work as housemaids in the Arab World, in the hope of securing a better economic future. Yet, since their experiences are hidden behind closed doors, little is known of the fears, struggles and abuses they face while working abroad. Tracing women’s journeys from Sri Lanka to Lebanon, 'Maid in Lebanon' exposes the obscure world of the domestic migrant workers. The few who succeed and the many who do not. In their own voices, the women in this film reveal cases of torture, rape, physical and mental abuse, and withholding of wages and passports. The documentary explores the questions of why women migrate, why they often return to the Middle East over and over despite the suffering, and why abuses occur.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Cheryl Uys-Allie, fl. 2007, Forward Film Productions
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2007
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Migration, Domestic workers, Working conditions, Women in workforce, Sociology, Sri Lankan, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2005 Forward Film Production
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Not Who We Are
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Carol Mansour, 1961- and Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2013), 1 hour 11 mins
'Not Who We Are' highlights the story of Syrian refugees who became displaced due to the brutal war in Syria. In early 2013, Syrians became the fourth largest refugee population in the world. Close to one million of those have taken refuge in Lebanon. More than eighty percent are women and children. War and displa...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Carol Mansour, 1961- and Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2013), 1 hour 11 mins
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'Not Who We Are' highlights the story of Syrian refugees who became displaced due to the brutal war in Syria. In early 2013, Syrians became the fourth largest refugee population in the world. Close to one million of those have taken refuge in Lebanon. More than eighty percent are women and children. War and displacement acutely affect women in particular. They lose their homes, loved ones and possessions and often find themselves in unfriendly en...
'Not Who We Are' highlights the story of Syrian refugees who became displaced due to the brutal war in Syria. In early 2013, Syrians became the fourth largest refugee population in the world. Close to one million of those have taken refuge in Lebanon. More than eighty percent are women and children. War and displacement acutely affect women in particular. They lose their homes, loved ones and possessions and often find themselves in unfriendly environments. Bereft of social support networks, they are vulnerable to discrimination, violence, and abuse. 'Not Who We Are' portrays the lives of five women refugees, from different socio-educational backgrounds. In Lebanon they struggle against life’s daily brutality and try to rebuild lives shattered by war. They provide us with a glimpse into their daily hardships as well as their strength, resilience and survival instinct.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Carol Mansour, 1961-, Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2013
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Topic / Theme
Women, Daily life, Refugees, Syrian people
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2013 Forward Film Production
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We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2014), 43 mins
"We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear" highlights the story of Palestinian refugees that have been living in Syria since they had been forced to flee Palestine in 1948. As the Syrian crisis intensifies, they alongside the Syrians have been affected by the war. Their story, however, is more complex. By fleeing Syria and...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2014), 43 mins
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"We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear" highlights the story of Palestinian refugees that have been living in Syria since they had been forced to flee Palestine in 1948. As the Syrian crisis intensifies, they alongside the Syrians have been affected by the war. Their story, however, is more complex. By fleeing Syria and seeking refuge in Lebanon they are becoming a special category of refugees: they are refugees twice over.As Palestinians they are not...
"We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear" highlights the story of Palestinian refugees that have been living in Syria since they had been forced to flee Palestine in 1948. As the Syrian crisis intensifies, they alongside the Syrians have been affected by the war. Their story, however, is more complex. By fleeing Syria and seeking refuge in Lebanon they are becoming a special category of refugees: they are refugees twice over.As Palestinians they are not entirely welcome in Lebanon. As refugees,their travel documents are not recognized.As Palestinians, this is the second time they lose everything and find themselves once more homeless and stateless. "We Cannot Go There Now, My Dear" tells part of the story of those twice-over refugees.A story where memories were awakened between one exodus and the other, and where loss invades all things - striking the very self.A story where the causes and consequences are known, but not the closure. A story where lives are continuously being improvised and rebuilt awaiting the return.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Topic / Theme
Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria Borders, Refugees, Immigration and emigration, War victims, Sociology, Syrians, Palestinians, 21st Century in World History (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 Forward Film Production
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We Want To Know
directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Carol Mansour, 1961- and Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2012), 42 mins
'We Want to Know', Badna Naaref, is the narration of the journeys of Lebanese high school students during the war in Lebanon (1975-1990), seen through the eyes of their parents, grandparents, relatives, and neighbors. "We Want to Know" uncovers what daily life was like during periods of war, bombing, curfews, and...
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directed by Carol Mansour, 1961-; produced by Carol Mansour, 1961- and Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions (Beirut, Bayrut: Forward Film Productions, 2012), 42 mins
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'We Want to Know', Badna Naaref, is the narration of the journeys of Lebanese high school students during the war in Lebanon (1975-1990), seen through the eyes of their parents, grandparents, relatives, and neighbors. "We Want to Know" uncovers what daily life was like during periods of war, bombing, curfews, and kidnappings, and living under the constant threat of death and loss. The documentary traces the stories of four middle-aged characters...
'We Want to Know', Badna Naaref, is the narration of the journeys of Lebanese high school students during the war in Lebanon (1975-1990), seen through the eyes of their parents, grandparents, relatives, and neighbors. "We Want to Know" uncovers what daily life was like during periods of war, bombing, curfews, and kidnappings, and living under the constant threat of death and loss. The documentary traces the stories of four middle-aged characters (Iman, Widad, Nadim, and Mona) who lived, lost, and struggled through it. A war that ended abruptly without addressing its causes or consequences. An entire generation, now in their 40s and 50s, had never spoken of the war to their children before. Most uncover and share their recollections of those days for the first time.
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Field of Study
World History
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
Carol Mansour, 1961-, Muna Khalidi, fl. 2011, Forward Film Productions
Author / Creator
Carol Mansour, 1961-
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Forward Film Productions
Topic / Theme
Memories, Daily life, Lebanese people, Civil war
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2012 Forward Film Production
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