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An old Beirut resident, checks the obituaries page and attends funerals daily. His “mourning” routine reveals a journey of grieving and accepting the loss of a loved one, a home, a city.

Director: Fadi Syriani

Overwhelmed by his own thoughts and rigid beliefs, a father witnesses his son's friend drowning, yet chooses not to intervene.

Director: Andrew Dawaf

Miles away, I watch the slow erasing of my home. 

Scattered between two places, I am no longer anywhere.

Director: Karel Malkoun

Synopsis: Discarded Dreams is a silent observation of paintings left in Beirut’s streets, abandoned in garbage cans. The film traces the quiet fate of each canvas, what remains, what disappears. Reflecting on what we choose to let go of and what the city decides to keep.

Director: Youssef Khoueiry

Synopsis: A telephone conversation between an expatriate brother and sister tackles the bitterness involved in being uprooted from the olive trees that stood as witness to their family's inherited memories, in a country that has never known peace.

Director: Abdallah Dannaoui

Synopsis: Through poetic visual and aural fragmentation, This Dissonance navigates the emotional terrain of exile, colonialism, and resistance. The film weaves Palestinian and Lebanese voices with sweeping “American” landscapes, capturing the aching dissonance of witnessing U.S.-backed atrocities from afar, and resulting in a searing reflection on the generational toll of empire.

Director: Christophe Katrib 

Synopsis: Displaced follows a woman who escapes the devastation of war in her homeland and seeks safety in a new country. There, she struggles with a profound sense of disconnection and guilt—feeling like an outsider, and as if simply surviving in this new place is a betrayal of her roots. 

Director: Razan Saylami

Synopsis: The distant relationship between a grandmother and her grandchild is momentarily disrupted, after an unforeseen devastation occurs in the city of Beirut.

Director: Alec Nikoghossian

Synopsis: After being forcibly displaced, young farmer Davide recounts the story of how the government cleaned his land from parasites, destroying everything and everyone in the process, only for the story to be flipped against him and used to propagate a false narrative.

Director: Kareem Fatayre

Synopsis: A young boy from Mount Lebanon grapples with his mother’s sudden death, questioning the foundation of his faith and whether God punishes or saves people. In a series of mischievous challenges spreading anarchy in his tight-knit village, he attempts to hear back from God, yet hears nothing. His growing frustrations turn sinister and violent, as he rejects the religious traditions that once shaped his life. In the absence of God’s response, he realizes the absurdity of the world around him. His rebellion spirals into darkness in this modern spin on the myth of Prometheus through the eyes of an eight-year-old Druz child from Baadarane.

Director: Samah El Kadi

Synopsis: In Mount Lebanon, sixteen-year-old Alya comes of age under her mother’s unyielding gaze and the judgment of society. Her first love awakens a longing for freedom, but it also exposes the limits of a world where reputation defines worth. Torn between youthful desire and the rigid expectations around her, Alya is forced to confront choices that push her beyond childhood and into an unforgiving reality.

Director: Yara Melki

Synopsis: A magical cabeceo in a tango ballroom takes two passionate souls on an intimate journey. Their words flow seamlessly through a dreamlike dance, revealing the heart of their bond as they navigate desire, fear, and love left unfolded.

Director: Nour Akiki

Synopsis: The film is about the life of Lana Diamond, a transgender woman who grew up in Lebanon in a muslim household. It begins in a Berlin subway, a recurrent location where we see her struggling with finding her path, all on her own. Throughout the film, Lana talks about her passion for dancing, her childhood, and her struggles with identity and acceptance. She recalls feeling lonely and rejected, particularly during the difficult war period in Ukraine where she felt like giving up. Despite the challenges she has faced, Lana expresses gratitude for being able to finally be herself, while being shown dancing in her apartment with a trans flag.

Director: Elisa Ward

Synopsis: Between Lebanon and France, two young men navigate the complexities of migration, identity, and belonging. Christopher, in Paris, and Hicham, in Saida, embark on parallel journeys, reflecting on their choices, struggles, and aspirations. Through intimate interviews, contrasting landscapes, and moments of solitude, A Point of View paints a poetic portrait of displacement and self-discovery. As their voices intertwine, a question emerges: does one ever truly leave, or do we forever remain between two worlds?

Director: Charbel Habib

Synopsis: A thirty-something Lebanese woman goes on a first date with Mike, but most of the night is spent in a cramped bathroom stall, spiraling as she consults her ever-loyal virtual assistant. Between smudged lipstick and waves of anxiety, she wrestles with the absurd rituals of modern romance, the ache for real connection, and the quiet storm of starting something new.

Director: Sarah Atallah