Hold On
This year’s Karama Beirut Human Rights Film Festival 7th edition and under the title: โHold Onโ, will focus on holding on to the basics of Human Rights charter and on diversity and inclusion of marginalized groups.
Despite the clarity of the provisions of the International charter of Human Rights, its real understanding and practice are subject to a lot of blindness, misinterpretation, and obstructions, which leads to a practical denial of these rights. The KBHRFF is trying to shed light on the original formula of this charter, and call for reading it as it is in its clear form.
On this matter, Art Factory 961 Association dedicated its seventh edition of Karama Beirut Human Rights Film Festival, to call for everyone, through art and films, to re-read these provisions as agreed upon and announced by humanity, in order to reconsider the interpretive formulas, and to re-work according to them as standards of justice and fairness.
Over the course of 4 days, the KBHRFF will present 13 films from several countries in the world in an attempt to restore clarity to human rights practice, which means preserving human dignity and diversity everywhere, as a founding principle of human rights in our country. A wide range of films, fiction and documentary all of which will be screened, subtitled in both English & Arabic.
Themes included among others: Diversity and inclusion of marginalised groups, war, refugee rights, Women’s rights, Labor’s rights, migration and slavery.
The festival will take place at the Sunflower theatre, Tayouneh from 5 till 8 October 2023.
As every year, debates and Q&Aโs will be organised after almost every film with the presence of the directors of the films from all over the world. In addition, a Master class to refute common myths and fallacies in media toward persons with disabilities, will be implemented during the days of the festival. The Master class will be recorded and screened later on our social media pages. Students from all over Lebanon will benefit from this Master class for free.
ุชู ุงุณููุง
ุณุชุฑูุฒ ุงูุฏูุฑุฉ ุงูุณุงุจุนุฉ ูู ูุฑุฌุงู ูุฑุงู ุฉ ุจูุฑูุช ูุฃููุงู ุญููู ุงูุฅูุณุงู ูุฐุง ุงูุนุงู ุ ุชุญุช ุนููุงู: “ุชู ุงุณููุง”ุ ุนูู ุงูุชู ุณู ุจุฃุณุงุณูุงุช ู ูุซุงู ุญููู ุงูุฅูุณุงู ูุนูู ุงูุชููุน ูุดู ูู ุงููุฆุงุช ุงูู ูู ุดุฉ
ูุนูู ุงูุฑุบู ู ู ูุถูุญ ูุตูุต ุงูู ูุซุงู ุงูุฏููู ูุญููู ุงูุฅูุณุงูุ ุฅูุง ุฃู ููู ู ุงูุญูููู ูู ู ุงุฑุณุชู ูุชุนุฑุถุงู ูููุซูุฑ ู ู ุณูุก ุงูุชูุณูุฑ ูุงูุนุฑุงูููุ ู ู ุง ูุคุฏู ุฅูู ุงูุญุฑู ุงู ุงูุนู ูู ู ู ูุฐู ุงูุญููู
ูุญุงูู ู ูุฑุฌุงู ูุฑุงู ุฉ – ุจูุฑูุช ุชุณููุท ุงูุถูุก ุนูู ุงูุตูุบุฉ ุงูุฃุตููุฉ ููุฐุง ุงูู ูุซุงูุ ูุงูุฏุนูุฉ ุฅูู ูุฑุงุกุชู ูู ุง ูู ูู ุตูุฑุชู ุงููุงุถุญุฉ. ููู ูุฐุง ุงูุตุฏุฏุ ุฎุตุตุช ุฌู ุนูุฉ ู ุนู ู ุงููู 961 ุฏูุฑุชูุง ุงูุณุงุจุนุฉ ูู ูุฑุฌุงู ูุฑุงู ุฉ ุจูุฑูุช ูุฃููุงู ุญููู ุงูุฅูุณุงูุ ูุฏุนูุฉ ุงูุฌู ูุนุ ู ู ุฎูุงู ุงููู ูุงูุณููู ุงุ ุฅูู ุฅุนุงุฏุฉ ูุฑุงุกุฉ ูุฐู ุงูุฃุญูุงู ูู ุง ุงุชููุช ุนูููุง ูุฃุนููุชูุง ุงูุฅูุณุงููุฉุ ู ู ุฃุฌู ุฅุนุงุฏุฉ ุงููุธุฑ ูู ุชูุณูุฑูุงุ ูุฅุนุงุฏุฉ ุงูุนู ู ุจูุง ูู ุนุงููุฑ ููุนุฏุงูุฉ ูุงูุฅูุตุงู
ุณููุฏู ุงูู ูุฑุฌุงู ูุนูู ู ุฏุงุฑ ูค ุฃูุงู ุ ูกูฃ ูููู ุง ู ู ุนุฏุฉ ุฏูู ูู ุงูุนุงูู ูู ู ุญุงููุฉ ูุฅุนุงุฏุฉ ุงููุถูุญ ุฅูู ู ู ุงุฑุณุฉ ุญููู ุงูุฅูุณุงูุ ููู ู ุง ูุนูู ุงูุญูุงุธ ุนูู ูุฑุงู ุฉ ุงูุฅูุณุงู ูุงูุชููุน ูู ูู ู ูุงูุ ูู ุจุฏุฃ ุชุฃุณูุณู ูุญููู ุงูุฅูุณุงู ูู ุจูุงุฏูุง. ุณูุชู ุนุฑุถ ู ุฌู ูุนุฉ ูุงุณุนุฉ ู ู ุงูุฃููุงู ุงูุฑูุงุฆูุฉ ูุงููุซุงุฆููุฉ ู ุชุฑุฌู ุฉ ุจุงููุบุชูู ุงูุฅูุฌููุฒูุฉ ูุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ
ูุดู ูุช ุงูู ูุงุถูุน ู ู ุจูู ุฃู ูุฑ ุฃุฎุฑู: ุงูุชููุน ูุฅุฏู ุงุฌ ุงููุฆุงุช ุงูู ูู ุดุฉุ ุญููู ุงูุนู ุงูุ ุงูุญุฑุจุ ุญููู ุงููุงุฌุฆููุ ุญููู ุงูู ุฑุฃุฉุ ูุงููุฌุฑุฉ ูุงูุนุจูุฏูุฉ
ููุงู ุงูู ูุฑุฌุงู ุนูู ู ุณุฑุญ ุฏูุงุฑ ุงูุดู ุณ ูู ุงูุทูููุฉ ู ู 5 ุฅูู 8 ุชุดุฑูู ุงูุฃูู 2023
ููู ุง ูู ุงูุญุงู ูู ูู ุนุงู ุ ุณูุชู ุชูุธูู ู ูุงุธุฑุงุช ูุฃุณุฆูุฉ ูุฃุฌูุจุฉ ุจุนุฏ ูู ูููู ุชูุฑูุจูุง ุจุญุถูุฑ ู ุฎุฑุฌู ุงูุฃููุงู ู ู ุฌู ูุน ุฃูุญุงุก ุงูุนุงูู . ูู ุง ุณูุชู ุฎูุงู ุฃูุงู ุงูู ูุฑุฌุงู ุชูููุฐ ุตู ุชุฏุฑูุจู ุญูู ุฏุญุถ ุงูุฎุฑุงูุงุช ูุงูู ุบุงูุทุงุช ุงูุฅุนูุงู ูุฉ ุงูุดุงุฆุนุฉ ุชุฌุงู ุงูุฃุดุฎุงุต ุฐูู ุงูุฅุนุงูุฉ. ุณูุชู ุชุณุฌูู ูุนุฑุถ ุงูุตู ูุงุญููุง ุนูู ุตูุญุงุช ูุณุงุฆู ุงูุชูุงุตู ุงูุงุฌุชู ุงุนู ุงูุฎุงุตุฉ ุจูุง. ุณูุณุชููุฏ ุงูุทูุงุจ ู ู ุฌู ูุน ุฃูุญุงุก ูุจูุงู ู ู ูุฐุง ุงูุตู ู ุฌุงููุง
From 5 to 8 October
ู ู ูฅ ุงูู ูจ ุชูก
At Sunflower Theatre, Tayouneh, Beirut
ู ุณุฑุญ ุฏูุงุฑ ุงูุดู ุณุ ุงูุทูููุฉุ ุจูุฑูุช
Free Entrance
ุงูุฏุฎูู ู ุฌุงูู
Program
FILMS
Trailer of the 7th edition
Goldfishes
Abdelslam Kelai, Fic, Morocco, 90mn-2022 *
SYNOPSIS
Hayat is released after serving a long prison sentence. She return to her hometown in northern Morocco, where she finds herself faced with a brother who refuses to welcome her for fear of shame. Hayat merely wishes to see her son so she can explain the truth to him. She meets Amal, who works in a fruit factory and takes care of Houda, her sister who suffers from a severe disability. The courage and strength of these three women drives them forward in the face of exclusion, exploitation and marginalization.
About the Director
Abdelslam Kelai, Born in 1969 in Larache, Morocco, Abdeslam Kelai is a director, screenwriter and producer. He began his career in 2003 with his first short film, Happy Day. He has directed several feature-length films for television for which he won the prize for Best Television Film at the Amman Television Festival. Both Amour et colรจre and Le silence de la mรฉmoire received the Grand Prize at the Meknes Television Festival. He also shot the series Aรฏn Al Haq. For the cinema, Kelai has directed the short films Un formidable voyage, ร ton chevet and Le recrutement before shooting his first feature-length film, Malak (2012), which won numerous awards. Goldfishes is his second feature.
* Q&A with the director after the film
ุฃุณู ุงู ุญู ุฑุงุก – ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ุชุบุงุฏุฑ ุญูุงุฉ ุงูุณุฌู ุจุนุฏ ุฃู ุฃู ุถุช ุนููุจุฉ ุทูููุฉ ุงูู ุฏุฉ. ุชุนูุฏ ุฅูู ู ุณูุท ุฑุฃุณูุง ูู ุดู ุงู ุงูู ุบุฑุจ ูุชุฌุฏ ููุณูุง ูู ู ูุงุฌูุฉ ุฃุฎู ูุฑูุถูุง ุฎููุง ู ู ุงูุนุงุฑ. ุฑุบุจุชูุง ุงููุญูุฏุฉ ูู ุฃู ุชูุชูู ุงุจููุง ูุชุญูู ูู ุญูููุฉ ู ุง ุญุตู. ุชูุชูู ุญูุงุฉ ุจุฃู ู ุงูุชู ุชุนู ู ูู ู ุตูุน ููููุงูู ูุชุชููู ุฑุนุงูุฉ ุดูููุชูุง ูุฏู ุงูุชู ุชุตุบุฑูุง ุณูุง ุจุนุงู ูู ูุงูุชู ุชุนุงูู ู ู ุฅุนุงูุฉ ุดุฏูุฏุฉ. ุดุฌุงุนุฉ ูุฅุตุฑุงุฑ ูุคูุงุก ุงููุณูุฉ ุงูุซูุงุซ ูู ุง ู ุตุฏุฑ ููุชูู ูู ู ูุงุฌูุฉ ุงูุฅูุตุงุก ูุงูุงุณุชุบูุงู ูุงูุชูู ูุด
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
ุนุจุฏ ุงูุณูุงู ุงูููุงุนู ู ุฎุฑุฌ ููุงุชุจ ุณููุงุฑูู ูู ูุชุฌ ู ุบุฑุจู ููุฏ ุณูุฉ 1969 ุจู ุฏููุฉ ุงูุนุฑุงุฆุด. ุจุฏุฃุช ู ุณูุฑุชู ุงูู ูููุฉ ูู ุงูุนุงู 2003 ุนูุฏู ุง ุฃุฎุฑุฌ ุฃูู ูููู ูุตูุฑ ูู ููู “ููู ุณุนูุฏ”. ุจุนุฏูุง ุฃุฎุฑุฌ ุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงูุฃููุงู ุงูุทูููุฉ ููุชููุฒูููุ ุซู “ุญุจ ูุบุถุจ” ู “ุตู ุช ุงูุฐุงูุฑุฉ” ุงููุฐูู ูุงู ุนููู ุง ุงูุฌุงุฆุฒุฉ ุงููุจุฑู ูู ู ูุฑุฌุงู ู ููุงุณ ููุฏุฑุงู ุง ุงูุชููุฒููููุฉ ุฅูู ุฌุงูุจ ุฌูุงุฆุฒ ูู ุงูุชู ุซูู ูุงูุณููุงุฑูู. ุฃุฎุฑุฌ ุงูููุงุนู ุฃููุงู ู ุงููุตูุฑุฉ “ุณูุฑ ุฑุงุฆุน” ู”ูุฑุจ ูุฑุงุดู” ู”ุงูุชูุธูู”ุ ูุจู ุฃู ูุฎุฑุฌ ุณูุฉ 2012 “ู ูุงู” ุฃูู ูููู ุฑูุงุฆู ุทููู ููุ ูุงูุฐู ูุงุฒ ุจุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงูุฌูุงุฆุฒ ูู ุงูู ุบุฑุจ ูุนูู ุงูุตุนูุฏ ุงูุฏููู ุซู “ุฃุณู ุงู ุญู ุฑุงุก” ูููู ู ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู ุงูุทููู ุงูุซุงููุ ุงูุฐู ุณูุชู ุนุฑุถู ูู ุตุงูุงุช ุงูุณููู ุง ู ุทูุน ุณูุฉ 2023
ุญูุงุฑ ู ุน ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ ุจุนุฏ ุงููููู *
Borderline
Antoine Bonzon, Benoit Bizard, Doc, France, Palestine, 52mn-2022 *
Synopsis
Borderline takes us on to meet Ivan, Ranim, Taleen, Sari and Abu Sofiane through an immersion in the various places they live in, under occupation. From various musical influences โ rap, punk-rock, classical or traditional music โ and different generations, the musicians all share a passion for music, a common sense of vital craving for freedom, of sharing their voices and being heard.
About the Directors
Antoine Bonzon, worked in Paris as an editor, after which he moved to Besanรงon and co-founded the film production company, Kamรฉlรฉon Production. In 2015, he directed the feature documentary Feet on the Ground. Borderline is his second co-directed feature documentary.
Benoรฎt Bizard, worked for five years at JLO Productions as assistant director. His desire for a more ethnological cinema led him to direct self-produced documentaries such as Pelengana Bina, but also Nege Bo and Monstres de femmes. In 2016, he was assistant director to Marc Perroud on the film As Long as the Walls will Stand. He co-wrote and co-directed Borderline.
* Q&A with Salwa Jaradat – researcher and musician from Palestine
Palestinian music, between political message and artistic concern
An event In collaboration with ANHAR
ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ูุฃุฎุฐูุง ูููู “ุจูุฑุฏุฑ ูุงูู” ูููุงุก ุฅููุงู ูุฑุงููู ูุชุงููู ูุณุงุฑู ูุฃุจู ุณููุงู ู ู ุฎูุงู ุงูุงูุบู ุงุณ ูู ุงูุฃู ุงูู ุงูู ุฎุชููุฉ ุงูุชู ูุนูุดูู ูููุง ุชุญุช ุงูุงุญุชูุงู ุงูุฅุณุฑุงุฆููู. ู ู ุงูุชุฃุซูุฑุงุช ุงูู ูุณูููุฉ ุงูู ุฎุชููุฉ: ุงูุฑุงุจุ ุงูุจุงูู ุฑููุ ุงูู ูุณููู ุงูููุงุณูููุฉ ุฃู ุงูุชูููุฏูุฉ ู ู ุฃุฌูุงู ู ุฎุชููุฉุ ูุดุชุฑููู ุฌู ูุนูุง ูู ุดุบู ุงูู ูุณูููุ ูุงูุดุนูุฑ ุงูุนุงู ุจุงูุฑุบุจุฉ ุงูุญูููุฉ ูู ุงูุญุฑูุฉุ ูู ุดุงุฑูุฉ ุฃุตูุงุชูู ูุงูุงุณุชู ุงุน ุฅูููู
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
Kamรฉlรฉon Productionุฃูุทูุงู ุจููุฒูู: ุนู ู ู ุญุฑุฑูุง ูู ุจุงุฑูุณุ ุซู ุงูุชูู ุจุนุฏ ุฐูู ุฅูู ู ุฏููุฉ ุจูุฒุงูุณูู ูุดุงุฑู ูู ุชุฃุณูุณ ุดุฑูุฉ ูุฅูุชุงุฌ ุงูุฃููุงู
ูู ุนุงู 2015ุ ุฃุฎุฑุฌ ุงููููู ุงููุซุงุฆูู ุงูุทููู “ุฃูุฏุงู ุนูู ุงูุฃุฑุถ”. “ุงูุฎุท ุงูุญุฏูุฏู” ูู ูููู ู ุงููุซุงุฆูู ุงูุทููู ุงูุซุงูู ู ู ุฅุฎุฑุงุฌ ู ุดุชุฑู
ุนู ู ุจูููุง ุจูุฒุงุฑุฏ ูู ุฏุฉ ุฎู ุณ ุณููุงุช ูู ุณุงุนุฏ ู ุฎุฑุฌ. ุฏูุนุชู ุฑุบุจุชู ูู ุงูุณููู ุง ุงูุฅุซููููุฌูุฉ ุฅูู ุฅุฎุฑุงุฌ ุฃููุงู ูุซุงุฆููุฉ ู ูุชุฌุฉ ุฐุงุชููุง. ูู ุนุงู 2016ุ ูุงู ู ุณุงุนุฏ ู ุฎุฑุฌ ูู ุงุฑู ุจูุฑูุฏ ูู ูููู “ู ุง ุฏุงู ุช ุงูุฌุฏุฑุงู ูุงููุฉ”. ุดุงุฑู ูู ูุชุงุจุฉ ูุงุฎุฑุงุฌ “ุงูุฎุท ุงูุญุฏูุฏู”
ุญูุงุฑ ู
ุน ุณููู ุฌุฑุงุฏุงุช – ุจุงุญุซุฉ ูู
ูุณูููุฉ ู
ู ููุณุทูู *
ุงูู
ูุณููู ุงูููุณุทูููุฉ ุจูู ุงูุฑุณุงูุฉ ุงูุณูุงุณูุฉ ูุงููู
ุงูููู
ุงูุดุจูุฉ ุงูุนุฑุจูุฉ ูุงููุงู
ุญููู ุงูุงูุณุงู – ุงููุงุฑ ANHAR – ูุนุงููุฉ ุจุงูุชุนุงูู ู
ุน
Anxious in Beirut
Zakariya Jaber, Doc, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Spain, 93mn-2022 *
Synopsis
In the ever-present desire to capture, record, and understand Beirut, and by extension himself, Zakaria has been trying to give a coherent story to his city. It is through the intersectionality between the general & the personal, the public & private, the old & young that we are able to answer: why are we anxious in Beirut?
About the Director
Zakaria Jaber, is a multi-talented director with a diverse range of skills and experiences that he himself developed and has shaped his career. Zakaria is a photographer and videographer with a commitment to master visual storytelling, editing, and writing. On the 17th of October 2019, as Zakaria was covering the first protests that led to the recent Lebanese revolution he captured one of the most famous photographs that was spread nation-wide and internationally over social media platforms and online and print publications
โAnxious in Beirutโ is his first documentary where he establishes himself as an accomplished director capable of delivering compelling and impactful visual narratives. The film won the best documentary award in Shanghai Film festival.
* Q&A with the director after the film
ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ูู ุธู ุงูุฑุบุจุฉ ุงูุฏุงุฆู ุฉ ูู ุงูุชูุงุท ูุชุณุฌูู ูููู ุจูุฑูุชุ ูุจุงูุชุงูู ููุณูุ ูุญุงูู ุฒูุฑูุง ุชูุฏูู ูุตุฉ ู ุชู ุงุณูุฉ ูู ุฏููุชู. ู ู ุฎูุงู ุงูุชูุงุทุน ุจูู ุงูุดุงู ู ูุงูุดุฎุตูุ ุจูู ุงูุนุงู ูุงูุฎุงุตุ ูุจูู ุงููุจุงุฑ ูุงูุตุบุงุฑุ ุนูููุง ูุณุชุทูุน ุงูุฅุฌุงุจุฉ: ูู ุงุฐุง ูุญู ููููู ูู ุจูุฑูุชุ
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
ุฒูุฑูุง ุฌุงุจุฑ ูู ู ุฎุฑุฌ ู ุชุนุฏุฏ ุงูู ูุงูุจ ูุชู ุชุน ุจู ูุงุฑุงุช ูุฎุจุฑุงุช ู ุชุนุฏุฏุฉ ุทูุฑูุง ุจููุณู ูุดูู ุญูุงุชู ุงูู ูููุฉ. ุฒูุฑูุง ูู ู ุตูุฑ ููุชูุบุฑุงูู ูููุฏูู ู ูุชุฒู ุจุฅุชูุงู ุณุฑุฏ ุงููุตุต ุงูู ุฑุฆูุฉ ูุงูุชุญุฑูุฑ ูุงููุชุงุจุฉ. ูู 17 ุฃูุชูุจุฑ 2019ุ ุจููู ุง ูุงู ุฒูุฑูุง ูุบุทู ุงูุงุญุชุฌุงุฌุงุช ุงูุฃููู ุงูุชู ุฃุฏุช ุฅูู ุงูุซูุฑุฉ ุงููุจูุงููุฉ ุงูุฃุฎูุฑุฉุ ุงูุชูุท ุฅุญุฏู ุฃุดูุฑ ุงูุตูุฑ ุงูุชู ุงูุชุดุฑุช ุนูู ุงูู ุณุชูู ุงููุทูู ูุงูุฏููู ุนุจุฑ ู ูุตุงุช ุงูุชูุงุตู ุงูุงุฌุชู ุงุนู ูุงูู ูุดูุฑุงุช ุงูุฅููุชุฑูููุฉ ูุงูู ุทุจูุนุฉ
ููู ูู ุจูุฑูุช” ูู ุฃูู ูููู ูุซุงุฆูู ูู ุญูุซ ุฃุซุจุช ููุณู ูู ุฎุฑุฌ ุจุงุฑุน ูุงุฏุฑ ุนูู ุชูุฏูู ุฑูุงูุงุช ุจุตุฑูุฉ ู ููุนุฉ ูู ุคุซุฑุฉ. ุญุตู ุงููููู ุนูู ุฌุงุฆุฒุฉ ุฃูุถู ูููู ูุซุงุฆูู ูู ู ูุฑุฌุงู ุดูุบูุงู ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู
ุญูุงุฑ ู ุน ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ ุจุนุฏ ุงููููู *
Heroic Bodies
Sara Suleiman, Doc, Sudan, 95mn-2022 *
Synopsis
Sudanese women were robbed of the rights to their own bodies throughout the modern ages enduring brutal and unfathomable forms of oppression, abuse, and violations from โFace Scarificationโ, โGenital Body Mutilation, โThe Leather Strips Ripping – Cutting Al Rahat – (a Wedding Custom)โ, to โFistulaโ from the Rope Birthing Process, as well as denial of their basic civil rights. โHeroic Bodiesโ explore the various forms of the Sudanese Womenโs struggle and resistance to take back their God-given rights to their bodies as well as establish their rights of existence in their Societies and Communities. Utilizing, Body Politics techniques in Political Resistance, through demonstrations, civil disobedience, and hunger strikes, exposing themselves to imprisonment and torture; their persistent pursuit of the right to Education, enrolment in scientific training in Public Health and Midwifery, breaking the social norms by becoming artists and Entertainers, as well as embracing a Matriarchal Religion of women worship like โZarโ, where women are allowed to let their bodies run wild.
About the Director
Sara Suliman, is a UK-based Sudanese Filmmaker; a Chevening scholar, researcher, activist, Producer, and Director; and founder of โFenti (Dates in Nubian Dialect) Productionsโ an Independent Film Production House. Her first feature film โHeroic Bodiesโ had its world premiere in IDFA (2022) and was selected in โFrontlightโ section. Itโs the first Sudanese feature film to be selected in a section in the history of IDFA.
Sara is a dedicated feminist and youth advocate, believing that Women and Sudanese Youth have a story yearning to be told and yet to be heard. She has a bachelorโs degree in Business Administration from Ahfad University for Women in Sudan (2010) and in 2017, was awarded MA in Gender Studies from SOAS, University of London.
* Q&A with the director after the film
ุฃุฌุณุงุฏ ุจุทูููุฉ – ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ููุฏ ุณููุจุช ุญููู ุงูู ุฑุฃุฉ ุงูุณูุฏุงููุฉ ูู ุฌุณุฏูุง ุนูู ู ุฑ ุงูุนุตูุฑ ุงูุญุฏูุซุฉุ ุญูุซ ุชุนุฑุถุช ูุฃุดูุงู ูุญุดูุฉ ูุง ูู ูู ุชุตูุฑูุง ู ู ุงููู ุน ูุงูุฅุณุงุกุฉ ูุงูุงูุชูุงูุงุช ู ู “ุฎุฏุด ุงููุฌู”ุ ู”ุชุดููู ุงูุฃุนุถุงุก ุงูุชูุงุณููุฉ”ุ ู”ุชู ุฒูู ุงูุดุฑุงุฆุท ุงูุฌูุฏูุฉ – ูุทุน ุงูุฑูุท -” (ุนุฑู ุงูุฒูุงู)ุ ุฅูู โุงููุงุณูุฑโ ู ู ุนู ููุฉ ุงูููุงุฏุฉ ุจุงูุญุจูุ ูุถูุงู ุนู ุญุฑู ุงููู ู ู ุญููููู ุงูู ุฏููุฉ ุงูุฃุณุงุณูุฉ. ุชุณุชูุดู “ุงูุฃุฌุณุงู ุงูุจุทูููุฉ” ุงูุฃุดูุงู ุงูู ุฎุชููุฉ ููุถุงู ุงูู ุฑุฃุฉ ุงูุณูุฏุงููุฉ ูู ูุงูู ุชูุง ูุงุณุชุนุงุฏุฉ ุญููููุง ุงูุชู ููุจูุง ุงููู ููุง ูู ุฃุฌุณุงุฏูุง ููุฐูู ุชุซุจูุช ุญููููุง ูู ุงููุฌูุฏ ูู ู ุฌุชู ุนุงุชูุง ูู ุฌุชู ุนุงุชูุง. ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ุชูููุงุช ุงูุฌุณุฏ ุงูุณูุงุณู ูู ุงูู ูุงูู ุฉ ุงูุณูุงุณูุฉุ ู ู ุฎูุงู ุงูุชุธุงูุฑุงุช ูุงูุนุตูุงู ุงูู ุฏูู ูุงูุฅุถุฑุงุจ ุนู ุงูุทุนุงู ุ ูุชุนุฑูุถ ุฃููุณูู ููุณุฌู ูุงูุชุนุฐูุจุ ูุณุนููู ุงูู ุณุชู ุฑ ููุญุตูู ุนูู ุงูุญู ูู ุงูุชุนููู ุ ูุงูุชุณุฌูู ูู ุงูุชุฏุฑูุจ ุงูุนูู ู ูู ู ุฌุงู ุงูุตุญุฉ ุงูุนุงู ุฉ ูุงููุจุงูุฉุ ููุณุฑ ุงูุฃุนุฑุงู ุงูุงุฌุชู ุงุนูุฉ ู ู ุฎูุงู ุฃู ูุตุจุญู ููุงูุงุช ูู ุคุฏูุงุชุ ุจุงูุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅูู ุงุนุชูุงู ุฏูู ุฃู ูู ู ูุนุจุฏ ุงููุณุงุก ู ุซู “ุงูุฒุงุฑ”ุ ุญูุซ ููุณู ุญ ูุฃุฌุณุงุฏูู ุจุงููุฑูุจ
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ
ุณุงุฑุฉ ุณููู ุงู ู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ ุฃููุงู ุณูุฏุงููุฉ ู ููู ุฉ ูู ุงูู ู ููุฉ ุงูู ุชุญุฏุฉ. ุจุงุญุซุฉ ููุงุดุทุฉ ูู ูุชุฌุฉ ูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉุ ูู ุคุณุณุฉ ุดุฑูุฉ ููุชู ููุฅูุชุงุฌ ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู ุงูู ุณุชููุฉ. ุชู ุนุฑุถ ูููู ูุง ุงูุทููู ุงูุฃูู “ุฃุฌุณุงุฏ ุจุทูููุฉ” ูุฃูู ู ุฑุฉ ุนุงูู ูุงู ูู IDFAุ 2022 ูุชู ุงุฎุชูุงุฑู ุถู ู “Frontlight” ููููู ุฃูู ูููู ุฑูุงุฆู ุณูุฏุงูู ูุชู ุงุฎุชูุงุฑู ูู ุชุงุฑูุฎ IDFA. ุณุงุฑุฉ ูู ูุงุดุทุฉ ูุณููุฉ ูู ุฏุงูุนุฉ ุนู ุงูุดุจุงุจุ ูุชุคู ู ุจุฃู ุงููุณุงุก ูุงูุดุจุงุจ ุงูุณูุฏุงูู ูุฏููู ูุตุฉ ุชุชูู ุฅูู ุฃู ุชูุญูู ููู ุชูุณู ุน ุจุนุฏ. ุญุตูุช ุนูู ุฏุฑุฌุฉ ุงูุจูุงููุฑููุณ ูู ุฅุฏุงุฑุฉ ุงูุฃุนู ุงู ู ู ุฌุงู ุนุฉ ุงูุฃุญูุงุฏ ููุจูุงุช ูู ุงูุณูุฏุงู (2010) ููู ุนุงู 2017ุ ุญุตูุช ุนูู ุฏุฑุฌุฉ ุงูู ุงุฌุณุชูุฑ ูู ุฏุฑุงุณุงุช ุงูููุน ุงูุงุฌุชู ุงุนู ู ู SOASุ ุฌุงู ุนุฉ ููุฏู
ุญูุงุฑ ู ุน ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ ุจุนุฏ ุงููููู *
Under the Fig Trees
Erige Sehiri, Tunisia, France, Switzerland, Germany, Qatar, 92mn-2022 *
Synopsis
Taking place over the course of a day, UNDER THE FIG TREES presents an intergenerational dialogue between a group of teens and older folk as they work the summer harvest catch feelings, attempt to understand each other, and navigate the complicated terrain of building deeper ties.
About the Director
Erige Sehiri, is a Tunisian French director and producer. A former journalist, she started her career as a documentary filmmaker.
Her breakout feature documentary, RAILWAY MEN, which presented the daily struggle of railway workers against the failures of the national railways, remained for six weeks in Tunisian theaters.
In 2022, she wrote, directed, and produced her first fiction feature, UNDER THE FIG TREES, which won several awards at the Venice International Film Festival’s Final Cut and joined the selection of the 54th Director’s Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival. It was also selected to be Tunisia’s official submission in the 2023 Oscars for Best International Feature Film.
* Discussion with an ILO (International Labour Organisation) representative about the situation of female workers in the agricultural sector who work in the informal economy.
An event in collaboration with ILO
ุชุญุช ุงูุดุฌุฑุฉ – ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ุชุฌุฑู ุฃุญุฏุงุซ ุงููููู ุนูู ู ุฏุงุฑ ููู ูุงู ูุ ูููุฏู ุญูุงุฑุงู ุจูู ุงูุฃุฌูุงู ูู ุฌู ูุนุฉ ู ู ุงูู ุฑุงูููู ููุจุงุฑ ุงูุณู ุฃุซูุงุก ุนู ููู ูู ุญุตุงุฏ ุงูุตูู ูุงูุชูุงุท ุงูู ุดุงุนุฑุ ูู ุญุงููุฉ ููู ุจุนุถูู ุงูุจุนุถุ ูุงูุชููู ูู ุงูุชุถุงุฑูุณ ุงูู ุนูุฏุฉ ูุจูุงุก ุนูุงูุงุช ุฃุนู ู
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ
.ุฃุฑูุฌ ุงูุณุญูุฑู ู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ ูู ูุชุฌุฉ ุชููุณูุฉ ูุฑูุณูุฉ. ุตุญููุฉ ุณุงุจูุฉุ ุจุฏุฃุช ุญูุงุชูุง ุงูู ูููุฉ ูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ ุฃููุงู ูุซุงุฆููุฉ
ูููู ูุง ุงููุซุงุฆูู ุงูู ุชู ูุฒุ “ุฑุฌุงู ุงูุณูู ุงูุญุฏูุฏูุฉ”ุ ุงูุฐู ุนุฑุถ ุงููุถุงู ุงูููู ู ูุนู ุงู ุงูุณูู ุงูุญุฏูุฏูุฉ ุถุฏ ุฅุฎูุงูุงุช ุงูุณูู ุงูุญุฏูุฏูุฉ ุงููุทููุฉุ ุนูุฑุถ ูู ุฏุฉ ุณุชุฉ ุฃุณุงุจูุน ูู ุงูุตุงูุงุช ุงูุชููุณูุฉ
“ุชุญุช ุฃุดุฌุงุฑ ุงูุชูู”ุ ุฃูู ูููู ุฑูุงุฆู ุทููู ููุงุ ูุชุงุจุฉ ูุฅุฎุฑุงุฌุงู ูุฅูุชุงุฌุงูุ ูุงูุฐู ูุงุฒ ุจุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงูุฌูุงุฆุฒ ูู ู ูุฑุฌุงู ุงูุจูุฏููุฉ ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู ุงูุฏููู ูุงูุถู ุฅูู ุงุฎุชูุงุฑ ูููุฉ ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌูู 54 ูู ู ูุฑุฌุงู ูุงู ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู. ูู ุง ุชู ุงุฎุชูุงุฑู ููููู ุงูู ู ุซู ุงูุฑุณู ู ูุชููุณ ูุชุฑุดูุญู ูุฃูุถู ูููู ุฑูุงุฆู ุนุงูู ู ูู ุฌูุงุฆุฒ ุงูุฃูุณูุงุฑ ูุนุงู 2023
.ููุงุด ู ุน ู ู ุซู ู ู ู ูุธู ุฉ ุงูุนู ู ุงูุฏูููุฉ ุญูู ูุถุน ุงูุนุงู ูุงุช ูู ูุทุงุน ุงูุฒุฑุงุนุฉ ุงูููุงุชู ูุนู ูู ูู ุงูุงูุชุตุงุฏ ุบูุฑ ุงูู ูุธู
ILO – ูุนุงููุฉ ุจุงูุชุนุงูู ู ุน ู ูุธู ุฉ ุงูุนู ู ุงูุฏูููุฉ
Citizen Miko
Robin Kvapil, Doc, Czech Republic, 75mn-2022 *
Synopsis
Miko is a truck driver, his father is Romani, and above all he is a man who wanted to help those in need. When the Czech government was looking for reasons not to take in a few dozen children from Greek refugee camps after the chemical attacks on Syrian civilians in 2018, Miko took justice into his own hands and, together with the Czechs Helping initiative, prepared facilities for child refugees. However, government officials gave priority to political interests. Will parliamentary elections and a change of ministries save the situation? An unflattering but accurately portrayal of the Czech Republic as a country that will only offer a helping hand when it is worthwhile.
โThe country today doesnโt actually allow you to act according to your conscience.โ
About the Director
Robin Kvapil, (1982) is a graduate of theatre directing at JAMU and the Department of Documentary Film at FAMU. His feature debut was a comedy about Brnoโs genius loci, Everything Will Be Fine (2017), and his documentary debut was film reportage from Michal Horรกฤekโs presidential campaign, We Can Do Better (co-directed by Radim Prochรกzka, 2018)
* Q&A with the protagonist (Miko) after the film
ุงูู ูุงุทู ู ููู – ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ู ููู ุณุงุฆู ุดุงุญูุฉุ ูุงูุฏู ู ู ุงูุฑูู ุงุ ูููู ูู ููุจู ูู ุดูุก ุฅูุณุงู ูุฑูุฏ ู ุณุงุนุฏุฉ ุงูู ุญุชุงุฌูู. ุนูุฏู ุง ูุงูุช ุงูุญููู ุฉ ุงูุชุดูููุฉ ุชุจุญุซ ุนู ุฃุณุจุงุจ ูุนุฏู ุงุณุชูุจุงู ุนุดุฑุงุช ุงูุฃุทูุงู ู ู ู ุฎูู ุงุช ุงููุงุฌุฆูู ุงููููุงููุฉ ุจุนุฏ ุงููุฌู ุงุช ุงูููู ูุงุฆูุฉ ุนูู ุงูู ุฏูููู ุงูุณูุฑููู ูู ุนุงู 2018ุ ุชููู ู ููู ุชุญููู ุงูุนุฏุงูุฉ ุจููุณูุ ููุงู ุจุงูุชุนุงูู ู ุน “ู ุจุงุฏุฑุฉ ุงูู ุณุงุนุฏุฉ ุงูุชุดูููุฉ”ุ ุจุฅุนุฏุงุฏ ู ุฑุงูู ููุฃุทูุงู ุงููุงุฌุฆูู. ูู ุน ุฐููุ ุฃุนุทู ุงูู ุณุคูููู ุงูุญููู ููู ุงูุฃููููุฉ ููู ุตุงูุญ ุงูุณูุงุณูุฉ. ููู ุชููุฐ ุงูุงูุชุฎุงุจุงุช ุงูููุงุจูุฉ ูุชุบููุฑ ุงููุฒุงุฑุงุช ุงููุถุนุ ุชุตููุฑ ุบูุฑ ู ุจูุฌ ูููู ุฏููู ูุฌู ููุฑูุฉ ุงูุชุดูู ูุฏููุฉ ูู ุชูุฏู ูุฏ ุงูู ุณุงุนุฏุฉ ุฅูุง ุนูุฏู ุง ูููู ุงูุฃู ุฑ ูุณุชุญู ุงูุนูุงุก
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
ุฑูุจู ููุงุจููุ ุฏุฑุณ ูุชุฎุฑูุฌ ู ู ูููุฉ ุงูุฅุฎุฑุงุฌ ุงูู ุณุฑุญู ููุณู ุงูุฃููุงู ุงููุซุงุฆููุฉ ูู ุฌุงู ุนุฉ ูุงู ู
ูุงู ุฃูู ุนู ู ูู ูููู ููู ูุฏู ุนู ุนุจูุฑูุฉ ุจุฑููุ “ูู ุดูุก ุณูููู ุนูู ู ุง ูุฑุงู ” 2017ุ ูุฃูู ูููู ูุซุงุฆูู ูุงู ุนุจุงุฑุฉ ุนู ุฑูุจูุฑุชุงุฌ ุญูู ุญู ูุฉ ู ูุดุงู ููุฑุงุชุดูู ุงูุฑุฆุงุณูุฉุ “ูู ูููุง ุฃู ููุนู ู ุง ูู ุฃูุถู” ุ ููู ู ุดุงุฑูุฉ ุฅุฎุฑุงุฌูุฉ ู ุน ุฑุงุฏูู ุจุฑูุชุดุงุฒูุงุ 2018
ุญูุงุฑ ู ุน ุงูุดุฎุตูุฉ ุงูุฑุฆูุณูุฉ (ู ููู) ุจุนุฏ ุงููููู *
The Birds Have Left Beirut
Khalil Dreyfus Zaarour, Doc, Lebanon, 15mn-2022
Synopsis
August 4, 2020. A date that shook a country, changed a city and destroyed lives… Zeina was one of them.
โThe country today doesnโt actually allow you to act according to your conscience.โ
About the Director
Khalil Dreyfus Zaarour, is an award-winning independent filmmaker. His career debuted in 2006 with his award-winning short film “THE WINDOW”. He started teaching in universities at the age of 28, in 2010 he pursued his career with the award-winning docu-fiction “MALAKI – SCENT OF AN ANGEL” about the missing persons during the civil war. In 2019 he made his first fiction feature NOUR which was highly acclaimed and released in cinemas in France, winning more than 45 awards and nominations worldwide.
ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
4 ุฃุบุณุทุณ 2020. ุชุงุฑูุฎ ูุฒ ุฏููุฉ ูุบููุฑ ู ุฏููุฉ ูุฏู ูุฑ ุญูุงุฉ ุงููุงุณ.. ุฒููุฉ ูุงุญุฏุฉ ู ููู
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
ุฎููู ุฏุฑููุณ ุฒุนุฑูุฑ ูู ู ุฎุฑุฌ ุฃููุงู ู ุณุชูู ูุงูุญุงุฆุฒ ุนูู ุนุฏุฉ ุฌูุงุฆุฒ. ุจุฏุฃุช ู ุณูุฑุชู ุงูู ูููุฉ ูู ุนุงู 2006 ู ุน ูููู ู ุงููุตูุฑ “ุงููุงูุฐุฉ”. ุจุฏุฃ ุงูุชุฏุฑูุณ ูู ุงูุฌุงู ุนุงุช ูู ุณู 28 ุนุงู ูุงุ ููู ุนุงู 2010 ูุงุตู ู ุณูุฑุชู ุงูู ูููุฉ ู ู ุฎูุงู ุงููููู ุงููุซุงุฆูู “ู ููู – ุฑุงุฆุญุฉ ู ูุงู” ุญูู ุงูุฃุดุฎุงุต ุงูู ูููุฏูู ุฎูุงู ุงูุญุฑุจ ุงูุฃูููุฉ. ูู ุนุงู 2019ุ ุฃุฎุฑุฌ ูููู ู ุงูุฑูุงุฆู ุงูุทููู ุงูุฃูู “ููุฑ” ูุงูุฐู ูุงูู ุงุณุชุญุณุงูุงู ูุจูุฑุงู ูุชู ุนุฑุถู ูู ุฏูุฑ ุงูุณููู ุง ูู ูุฑูุณุงุ ููุงุฒ ุจุฃูุซุฑ ู ู 45 ุฌุงุฆุฒุฉ ูุชุฑุดูุญุงู ุญูู ุงูุนุงูู
I Am a Tree
Racha Faraj, Doc, Lebanon, 9mn-2023
Synopsis
After longing to escape Beirut, I then realized that leaving was a sin. It took me years to integrate and heal from traumas Iโve experienced abroad. In retrospect, I often think that if I were still in Beirut, these experiences would never have occurred. This led me to call myself a tree, as we all have roots. However, whether we become accustomed to alienation or remain eternally tethered to our homeland is a matter of perspective.
About the Director
Racha Faraj: After studying Cinema at the Lebanese Institute of Fine Arts, she moved from Beirut to Germany in 2016. In addition to working as a freelance filmmaker and editor, sheโs currently working with people diagnosed with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This work has been incredibly fulfilling for her, as she believes that art combined with therapy can be transformative.
In 2014, her first film “Yalda” was selected for the Beirut International Film Festival. Her second film, “Just like Salma” (2022), was selected for the Faludi Film Festival in Budapest.
Now, “I Am a Tree” marks her third short film. This project holds great significance for her as it encapsulates the personal journey over a four-year period that she refers to as her “stagnation” phase.
ุฃูุง ุดุฌุฑุฉ – ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ูุจุนุฏ ุงูุชุทูุน ูููุฑูุจ ู ู ุจูุฑูุชุ ุฃุฏุฑูุช ุฃู ุงูุฑุญูู ูุงู ุฎุทูุฆุฉ. ููุฏ ุงุณุชุบุฑู ุงูุฃู ุฑ ู ูู ุณููุงุช ููุงูุฏู ุงุฌ ูุงูุดูุงุก ู ู ุงูุตุฏู ุงุช ุงูุชู ู ุฑุฑุช ุจูุง ูู ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌ. ุนูุฏู ุง ุฃุนูุฏ ุจุฐุงูุฑุชู ุฅูู ุงูู ุงุถูุ ูุซูุฑุงู ู ุง ุฃุนุชูุฏ ุฃููู ูู ููุช ูุง ุฃุฒุงู ูู ุจูุฑูุชุ ูู ุง ุญุฏุซุช ูุฐู ุงูุชุฌุงุฑุจ ุฃุจุฏุงู. ููุฐุง ู ุง ุฏูุนูู ุฅูู ุฃู ุฃุทูู ุนูู ููุณู ุงุณู ุงูุดุฌุฑุฉุ ุฅุฐ ุฅููุง ุฌู ูุนุงู ูุฏููุง ุฌุฐูุฑ. ูู ุน ุฐููุ ุณูุงุก ุงุนุชุฏูุง ุนูู ุงูุงุบุชุฑุงุจ ุฃู ุจูููุง ู ุฑุชุจุทูู ุจูุทููุง ุฅูู ุงูุฃุจุฏุ ููู ู ุณุฃูุฉ ู ูุธูุฑ
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ
ุฑุดุง ูุฑุฌ: ุจุนุฏ ุฏุฑุงุณุฉ ุงูุณููู ุง ูู ุงูู ุนูุฏ ุงููุจูุงูู ูููููู ุงูุฌู ููุฉุ ุงูุชููุช ู ู ุจูุฑูุช ุฅูู ุฃูู ุงููุง ูู ุนุงู 2016. ุจุงูุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅูู ุงูุนู ู ูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ ูู ุญุฑุฑุฉ ุฃููุงู ู ุณุชููุฉุ ุชุนู ู ุญุงููุงู ู ุน ุฃุดุฎุงุต ู ุตุงุจูู ุจุฅุนุงูุงุช ููุฑูุฉ ูุชูู ููุฉ. ูู ุนุงู 2014ุ ุชู ุงุฎุชูุงุฑ ูููู ูุง ุงูุฃูู “ููุฏุง” ูู ูุฑุฌุงู ุจูุฑูุช ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู ุงูุฏููู. ุชู ุงุฎุชูุงุฑ ุงููููู ุงูุซุงูู “ุชู ุงู ูุง ู ุซู ุณูู ู” (2022) ูู ูุฑุฌุงู ูุงููุฏู ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู ูู ุจูุฏุงุจุณุช
Digging For Life
Joao Queiroga, Doc, Cameron, USA, Qtr, Port, 14mn-2021
Synopsis
When a young Cameroonian man attempts to pursue the dream of a better life in post-apartheid South Africa, he instead finds himself trapped as a slave in Angola.
โThe country today doesnโt actually allow you to act according to your conscience.โ
About the Director
Joรฃo Queiroga, is a Portuguese director, performer and educator. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in documentary media from Northwestern University’s School of Communication. He is a Calouste Gulbenkian scholar, a Hoffman grantee, a Davis UWC scholar, and a Fulbright recipient. Additional experience includes assignments with Cinema/Chicago WGN-TV Chicago and Cannes Intโl Film Festival. As a filmmaker his work has screen internationally at Hot Docs, IDFA, BFI:Flare, DocLisboa and many others. His hybrid documentary film โOur Skinโ was nominated for an Iris Award and won a Lili Award. Joรฃo has served as Chair of the Post-Production Department at New York Film Academy, and is currently an Assistant Professor at Northwestern University in Doha, Qatar.
ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ุนูุฏู ุง ูุญุงูู ุดุงุจ ูุงู ูุฑููู ุงูุณุนู ูุชุญููู ุญูู ุญูุงุฉ ุฃูุถู ูู ุฌููุจ ุฅูุฑูููุง ู ุง ุจุนุฏ ุงููุตู ุงูุนูุตุฑูุ ูุฌุฏ ููุณู ุจุฏูุงู ู ู ุฐูู ู ุญุงุตุฑูุง ูุนุจุฏ ูู ุฃูุบููุง
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
ุฌูุงู ูููุฑูุฌุง ูู ู ุฎุฑุฌ ูููุงู ูู ุนูู ุจุฑุชุบุงูู. ููู ุญุงุตู ุนูู ุฏุฑุฌุฉ ุงูู ุงุฌุณุชูุฑ ูู ุงููููู ุงูุฌู ููุฉ ูู ุงูุฅุนูุงู ุงููุซุงุฆูู ู ู ูููุฉ ุงูุงุชุตุงูุงุช ุจุฌุงู ุนุฉ ููุฑุซ ูุณุชุฑู. ุจุตูุชู ุตุงูุน ุฃููุงู ุ ุชู ุนุฑุถ ุฃุนู ุงูู ุฏูููุงู ูู ุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงูู ูุฑุฌุงูุงุช ุงูุฏูููุฉ ูุฑุดุญ ูููู ู ุงููุซุงุฆูู โOur Skinโ ูุฌุงุฆุฒุฉ Iris ููุงุฒ ุจุฌุงุฆุฒุฉ ูููู. ุดุบู ุฌูุงู ู ูุตุจ ุฑุฆูุณ ูุณู ู ุง ุจุนุฏ ุงูุฅูุชุงุฌ ูู ุฃูุงุฏูู ูุฉ ูููููุฑู ููุฃููุงู ุ ููุดุบู ุญุงูููุง ู ูุตุจ ุฃุณุชุงุฐ ู ุณุงุนุฏ ูู ุฌุงู ุนุฉ ููุฑุซ ูุณุชุฑู ูู ุงูุฏูุญุฉุ ูุทุฑ
Where Have All The Smiles Gone
Anja Strelec, Doc, Nepal, India, 30mn-2023
Synopsis
Thousands of people are leaving their homes in Nepal each year to pursue their dreams and happiness abroad. Hoping for a better life and economic prosperity, Nepali workers move to foreign countries to earn money and help their families. However, in the destination countries they are often mistreated and deprived of their human rights. And while the immigration wave is increasing each year and Nepali economy heavily depends on remittance, the immigrants are often, instead with greater economic prosperity, coming back to Nepal in very bad health or dead in coffins due to the bad working conditions.
Pursuit of a better life often ends tragically for entire families.
About the Director
For the past fifteen years, Anja Strelec has worked as an independent documentary filmmaker, TV journalist and mentor. Her portfolio includes award-winning documentaries and promotional films screened at global festivals and broadcasted on Croatian and Belgian TV networks. Currently based in Brussels, Anja works on diverse film projects for Belgian TV, and works as a mentor for film and video schools and institutions. Her work focuses on social, environmental, and development topics, as well as audio-visual portrait storytelling. Additionally, Anja has served as a film selector at FIFB and guest lecturer at universities, conferences, and festivals. She holds master’s degrees in audio-visual and film production and directing from French university Paul Valery in Montpellier and ESAV in Toulouse, France.
ู ูุฎุต ุงููููู
ูุบุงุฏุฑ ุขูุงู ุงูุฃุดุฎุงุต ู ูุงุฒููู ูู ููุจุงู ูู ุนุงู ูุชุญููู ุฃุญูุงู ูู ูุณุนุงุฏุชูู ูู ุงูุฎุงุฑุฌ. ุนูู ุฃู ู ุญูุงุฉ ุฃูุถู ูุงุฒุฏูุงุฑ ุงูุชุตุงุฏูุ ููุชูู ุงูุนู ุงู ุงูููุจุงูููู ุฅูู ุงูุฏูู ุงูุฃุฌูุจูุฉ ููุณุจ ุงูู ุงู ูู ุณุงุนุฏุฉ ุฃุณุฑูู . ูู ุน ุฐููุ ููู ุจูุฏุงู ุงูู ูุตุฏ ุบุงูุจุงู ู ุง ูุชุนุฑุถูู ูุณูุก ุงูู ุนุงู ูุฉ ูููุญุฑู ูู ู ู ุญููููู ุงูุฅูุณุงููุฉ. ูุจููู ุง ุชุชุฒุงูุฏ ู ูุฌุฉ ุงููุฌุฑุฉ ูู ุนุงู ููุนุชู ุฏ ุงูุงูุชุตุงุฏ ุงูููุจุงูู ุจุดูู ูุจูุฑ ุนูู ุงูุชุญูููุงุช ุงูู ุงููุฉุ ูุฅู ุงูู ูุงุฌุฑูู ุบุงูุจุงู ู ุง ูุนูุฏูู ุฅูู ููุจุงู ููู ูู ุญุงูุฉ ุตุญูุฉ ุณูุฆุฉ ููุบุงูุฉ ุฃู ูู ุชูุงุจูุชุ ุญูุซ ูู ูุชูู ุจุณุจุจ ุธุฑูู ุงูุนู ู ุงูุณูุฆุฉุ ุฑุบู ุชูุงู ู ุงูุงุฒุฏูุงุฑ ุงูุงูุชุตุงุฏู. ุบุงูุจุงู ู ุง ููุชูู ุงูุณุนู ูุฑุงุก ุญูุงุฉ ุฃูุถู ุจุดูู ู ุฃุณุงูู ูุนุงุฆูุงุช ุจุฃูู ููุง
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ
ุนูู ู ุฏุงุฑ ุงูุฎู ุณุฉ ุนุดุฑ ุนุงู ูุง ุงูู ุงุถูุฉุ ุนู ูุช ุฃูุฌุง ุณุชุฑูููุชุด ูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ ุฃููุงู ูุซุงุฆููุฉ ู ุณุชููุฉ ูุตุญููุฉ ุชููุฒููููุฉ ูู ุฑุดุฏุฉ. ุชุดุชู ู ู ุญูุธุชูุง ุนูู ุฃููุงู ูุซุงุฆููุฉ ูุฃููุงู ุชุฑููุฌูุฉ ุญุงุฆุฒุฉ ุนูู ุฌูุงุฆุฒ ุชู ุนุฑุถูุง ูู ู ูุฑุฌุงูุงุช ุนุงูู ูุฉ ูุชู ุจุซูุง ุนูู ุดุจูุงุช ุงูุชููุฒููู ุงููุฑูุงุชูุฉ ูุงูุจูุฌูููุฉ. ุชููู ุฃูุฌุง ุญุงููุงู ูู ุจุฑููุณูุ ูุชุนู ู ูู ู ุดุงุฑูุน ุณููู ุงุฆูุฉ ู ุชููุนุฉ ููุชููุฒููู ุงูุจูุฌูููุ ูุชุนู ู ูู ุฑุดุฏุฉ ูู ุฏุงุฑุณ ูู ุคุณุณุงุช ุงูุณููู ุง ูุงูููุฏูู. ูุฑูุฒ ุนู ููุง ุนูู ุงูู ูุถูุนุงุช ุงูุงุฌุชู ุงุนูุฉ ูุงูุจูุฆูุฉ ูุงูุชูู ููุฉุ ุจุงูุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅูู ุณุฑุฏ ุงููุตุต ุงูุตูุชูุฉ ูุงูู ุฑุฆูุฉ. ุจุงูุฅุถุงูุฉ ุฅูู ุฐููุ ุนู ูุช ุฃูุฌุง ูู ุณุชุดุงุฑุฉ ููุฃููุงู ูู ุงูุงุชุญุงุฏ ุงูุฏููู ููุฑุฉ ุงููุฏู ูู ุญุงุถุฑ ุถูู ูู ุงูุฌุงู ุนุงุช ูุงูู ุคุชู ุฑุงุช ูุงูู ูุฑุฌุงูุงุช. ุญุตูุช ุนูู ุฏุฑุฌุฉ ุงูู ุงุฌุณุชูุฑ ูู ุงูุฅูุชุงุฌ ูุงูุฅุฎุฑุงุฌ ุงูุณู ุนู ุงูุจุตุฑู ูุงูุณููู ุงุฆู ู ู ุฌุงู ุนุฉ ุจูู ูุงููุฑู ุงููุฑูุณูุฉ ูู ู ููุจูููู ESAV ูู ุชูููุฒุ ูุฑูุณุง
Palestine 87
Bilal Al Khatib, Fic, Palestine, 13Min- 2022
Synopsis
A man fleeing the Israeli army during the First Palestinian Intifada is sheltered by two strangers who prevent his capture.
About the Director
Bilal Alkhatib, is a filmmaker from Palestine, based in Ramallah. He started working in the film industry as a cameraman, before he realized his passion for filmmaking. His previous works are two short films “Billiard” 2016 and “Another point of view” 2018. Palestine 87 is the third short film.
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ุฎูุงู ุงูุงูุชูุงุถุฉ ุงูุฃููู ูุชูุฑุท ุนุงุทู ูู ู ุทุงุฑุฏุฉ ุฌูุด ุงูุงุญุชูุงู ุงูุงุณุฑุงุฆููู ููุ ููุฌุฏ ููุณู ู ุญุงุตุฑุง ูู ุณุงุญุฉ ุจูุช ูุง ูุนุฑู ุงุตุญุงุจู. ุชุฎุจุฆู ุตุงุญุจุฉ ุงูุจูุช ูู ุงูุญู ุงู ุ ูููู ูุชูุงุฌุฆ ููุฌูุฏ ุดุฎุต ุฃุฎุฑ ุฏุงุฎููุ ูุณุงุนุฏู ูู ุงููุญุธุฉ ุงูู ูุงุณุจุฉ ุจุงูุฅููุงุช ู ู ุงูุงุนุชูุงู
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
ุจูุงู ุงูุฎุทูุจ ู ุฎุฑุฌ ูู ุตูุฑ ุณููู ุงุฆู ู ู ููุณุทููุ ุจุฏุฃ ุงูุนู ู ูู ู ุฌุงู ุงูุฃููุงู ูู ุตูุฑ ูู ุฏูุฑ ุฅุถุงุกุฉ ูุจู ุฃู ูุฏุฑู ุดุบูู ุจุตูุงุนุฉ ุงูุฃููุงู . ุฃุนู ุงูู ุงูุณุงุจูุฉ ูููู ุงู ูุตูุฑุงู “ุจููุงุฑุฏู” ูขู ูกูฆ ู”ููุฑุฉ ุซุงููุฉ” ูขู ูกูจ. ููุณุทูู ูจูง ูู ูููู ู ุงููุตูุฑ ุงูุซุงูุซ
Marko
(Marko Santic, Fic, Croatia, 17mn-2021)
Synopsis
Marko and Ankica never got over the death of their only child Ante in the war. When their neighbor Stipe suggests renting sonโs room to tourists, Marko sees that as an insult but Ankica manages to talk him into it. Renting rooms is easy money, especially for retired people, but having an unknown man sleeping in his son’s bed troubles Marko a lot.
About the Director
Marko ล antiฤโs, short films Good luck Nedim, The Hole and Blue Peter were screened at many film festivals and won numerous awards. His feature films Seduce Me and Lada Kamenski were premiered at the Warsaw and Montreal Film Festival and awarded widely.
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ูู ูุชุบูุจ ู ุงุฑูู ูุฃููููุง ุนูู ูุฌุนูู ุง ุจุนุฏ ููุงุฉ ุงุจููู ุง ุงููุญูุฏ ุฃูุชู ูู ุงูุญุฑุจ. ุนูุฏู ุง ููุชุฑุญ ุฌุงุฑูู ุง ุณุชูุจ ุชุฃุฌูุฑ ุบุฑูุฉ ุงูุงุจู ุงูุฑุงุญู ููุณูุงุญุ ูุฑู ู ุงุฑูู ุฃู ุฐูู ุฅูุงูุฉุ ููู ุฃููููุง ุชุชู ูู ู ู ุฅููุงุนู ุจุฐูู. ูู ูุญ ุชุฃุฌูุฑ ุงูุบุฑู ู ุงูุงู ูุงุฒู ุงูุ ุฎุงุตุฉ ูู ุชูุงุนุฏูู ู ุณููููุ ุจูุฏ ุฃู ูุฌูุฏ ุฑุฌู ู ุฌููู ููุงู ูู ุณุฑูุฑ ุงูุงุจู ูุฒุนุฌ ู ุงุฑูู ูุซูุฑูุง
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌ
ุชู ุนุฑุถ ุฃููุงู ู ุงุฑูู ุดุงูุชูุชุด ุงููุตูุฑุฉ ูู ุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงูู ูุฑุฌุงูุงุช ุงูุณููู ุงุฆูุฉ ููุงุฒุช ุจุงูุนุฏูุฏ ู ู ุงูุฌูุงุฆุฒ. ุนูุฑุถ ูููู ุงู ุงูุทูููุงู Seduce Me ู Lada Kamenski ูุฃูู ู ุฑุฉ ูู ู ูุฑุฌุงู ูุงุฑุณู ูู ููุชุฑูุงู ุงูุณููู ุงุฆู ููุงูุง ุฌูุงุฆุฒ ุนูู ูุทุงู ูุงุณุน
Almaz
Mia Bittar, Fic, Sudan, 30mn-2022
Synopsis
Annually millions of people leave their homes searching for a new life โ 24-year old Almaz is one of them. A key stop on one of the most well used migration paths in Africa, thousands cross Sudan each year. No official status or money Almaz battles isolation and discrimination while finding support and acceptance in unexpected ways.
About the Director
Mia Bittar, born in Khartoum, Mia Bittar is a Lebanese/ Sudanese independent filmmaker. After working in New York and London as an editor, turned producer – director she returned to Sudan in 2008 and started traveling the country shooting documentaries. Al-Jazeera Witness commissioned her first film โDarfur Playsโ. Since then Mia has sought to tell stories about Sudan that present a different narrative to that in the mainstream media, with a strong focus on womenโs voices- both on and offscreen.
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ูุบุงุฏุฑ ู ูุงููู ุงูุฃุดุฎุงุต ู ูุงุฒููู ุณูููุงู ุจุญุซูุง ุนู ุญูุงุฉ ุฌุฏูุฏุฉ. ูุงูู ุงุธ ุงูุจุงูุบุฉ ู ู ุงูุนู ุฑ 24 ุนุงู ูุง ูุงุญุฏุฉ ู ููู . ู ุญุทุฉ ุฑุฆูุณูุฉ ูู ุฃุญุฏ ุฃูุซุฑ ู ุณุงุฑุงุช ุงููุฌุฑุฉ ุงุณุชุฎุฏุงู ูุง ูู ุฅูุฑูููุงุ ุญูุซ ูุนุจุฑ ุงูุขูุงู ุงูุณูุฏุงู ูู ุนุงู . ูุง ุตูุฉ ุฑุณู ูุฉ ุฃู ู ุงู ูุฏู ุฃูู ุงุฒ ุงูุชู ุชุญุงุฑุจ ุงูุนุฒูุฉ ูุงูุชู ููุฒ ุจููู ุง ุชุฌุฏ ุงูุฏุนู ูุงููุจูู ุจุทุฑู ุบูุฑ ู ุชููุนุฉ
ูุจุฐุฉ ุนู ุงูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ
ููุฏุช ู ูุง ุจูุทุงุฑ ูู ุงูุฎุฑุทูู ุ ููู ู ุฎุฑุฌุฉ ูุจูุงููุฉ / ุณูุฏุงููุฉ ู ุณุชููุฉ. ุจุนุฏ ุฃู ุนู ูุช ูู ูููููุฑู ูููุฏู ู ุญุฑุฑุฉุ ุซู ุฃุตุจุญุช ู ูุชุฌุฉ ูู ุฎุฑุฌุฉุ ุนุงุฏุช ุฅูู ุงูุณูุฏุงู ูู ุนุงู 2008 ูุจุฏุฃุช ูู ุงูุณูุฑ ุนุจุฑ ุงูุจูุงุฏ ูุชุตููุฑ ุฃููุงู ูุซุงุฆููุฉุ ุซู ุฃูุฌุฒุช ูููู ูุง ุงูุฃูู “ู ุณุฑุญูุงุช ุฏุงุฑููุฑ”. ู ูุฐ ุฐูู ุงูุญููุ ุณุนุช ุจูุทุงุฑ ุฅูู ุณุฑุฏ ูุตุต ุนู ุงูุณูุฏุงู ู ุฎุชููุฉ ุนู ุชูู ุงูุชู ูู ูุณุงุฆู ุงูุฅุนูุงู ุงูุฑุฆูุณูุฉุ ู ุน ุชุฑููุฒ ููู ุนูู ุฃุตูุงุช ุงููุณุงุกุ ุณูุงุก ุนูู ุงูุดุงุดุฉ ุฃู ุฎุงุฑุฌูุง. ุฏุฑุจุช ุจูุทุงุฑ ุตุงูุนู ุงูุฃููุงู ูุณููุช ุนู ููุงุช ุตูุน ุงูุฃููุงู ุงูุชุดุงุฑููุฉ ูู ุฌููุจ ุงูุณูุฏุงู ูุงูุตูู ุงู. ุชุนูุด ุญุงูููุง ุจูู ุงูุฎุฑุทูู ูุฃุซููุง
Parallel Activities
Master Class
Villains, Victims, Heroes?
A masterclass to refute common myths and fallacies in media toward persons with disabilities.
Given by Amal Charif, founder and manager director of HalTek Association
ุงูุฃูุดุทุฉ ุงูู ูุงุฒูุฉ
ุตู ุชุฏุฑูุจู
ุฃุดุฑุงุฑุ ุถุญุงูุงุ ุฃุจุทุงูุ
.ู ุงุณุชุฑููุงุณ ูุฏุญุถ ุงูุฎุฑุงูุงุช ูุงูู ุบุงูุทุงุช ุงูุดุงุฆุนุฉ ูู ุงูู ูุฏูุง ุชุฌุงู ุงูุฃุดุฎุงุต ุฐูู ุงูุฅุนุงูุฉ
ุชูุฏู ู ุฃู ุงู ุงูุดุฑููุ ุงูู ุคุณุณ ูุงูู ุฏูุฑ ุงูุชูููุฐู ูุฌู ุนูุฉ ุญู.ุชู
Festival Team
Haytham Chamass – Festival Director
Najwa Kondakji – Program Manager
Nourhan Hussein – Coordinator
Claude Younan – Coordinator
Zeinab Rahal – Financial Officer
Karine Saadeh – Graphic Designer
Rami Kassabieh – Videographer/Promo
Bassel Saade – Web Developer
Festival Guests
Abdeslam Kelai: Director – Goldfishes – Morocco
Zakariya Jaber: Director – Anxious in Beirut – Lebanon
Sara Suleiman: Directorโ Heroic Bodies – Sudan
Miko Jaroslav: Protagonist – Citizen Miko – Czech Republic
Sawsan Darwaza: Festival Director – Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Ehab Khatib: Artistic Director – Karama Human Rights Film Festival, Jordan
Racha Faraj: Director – I Am a Tree – Lebanon
Special thanks to:
Najib Nseir
Houmam Al Sayed
Nadim Jarjoura
Chantal Fadel
Mazen Hachem – Solo Films