Documentary
Lebanon, France, Qatar, KSA
In the form of diaries, the filmmaker narrates four tumultuous years of a nation in turmoil, battling to break free from its own chains.
As the country is shaken by disruptions, personal quests for meaning and survival unfold. How can we continue to dream when the world around us is collapsing?
Screenwriter: Myriam El Hajj
DOPs: Jihad Saadé, Myriam El Hajj, and Mohamed Siam
Editors: Anita Perez and Stéphanie Sicard
Abbout Productions, GoGoGo Films
Myriam Sassine, Carine Ruszniewski
Berlin International Film Festival (Panorama), Germany
Visions du Réel International Film Festival, Switzerland
Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, Canada
Doxa Documentary Film Festival, Canada
Champs Élysées Film Festival, France
Geneva International Oriental Film Festival – FIFOG, Switzerland
Arts of Lebanon Festival, UK
Shanghai International Film Festival, China
Tofifest - Toruń International Film Festival, Poland
The Grand Jury Prize for French Features at the Champs Élysées Film Festival
Special Mention for Quality of Subject Treatment at the Geneva International Oriental Film Festival – FIFOG