Film Screening at Salon Beyrouth
In collaboration with Beirut Film Society, Creative Dialogues presents an evening of film screenings that brings together five distinct cinematic perspectives exploring themes of memory, displacement, identity, and belonging.
The evening will consist of a curated screening of five films:
Ship of Fools
This anime-doc stitches together colorful fragments of the personal life of Alia, a Lebanese woman. Growing up facing war and displacement, searching and not finding freedom, she forms a friendship with a would-be superhero on the shore of Beirut called Abu Samra.Baadarane
A young Druz boy from Mount Lebanon grapples with his mother’s sudden death, questions the foundation of his community's faith. In a series of mischievous challenges he attempts to spread anarchy in his tight-knit village, aiming to hear back from God.All This Death
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.Those Who Never Left
Every night, Laura, a Lebanese girl who emigrated to Northern Europe, reappears in the family home she left behind in Beirut. As her voice echoes through the dark and dusty living room, fragmented souvenirs start to form and paint the picture of the life that was once lived between these walls.There Are Rumors That We Left
Amidst war, Joelle, a young single mother, fights to protect her daughter after a terrorist bombing targets a nearby school bus.
The screenings will be followed by individual Q&A sessions, giving the audience the opportunity to engage directly with the filmmakers and invited guests through moderated discussions.