Arab Film Festival

From Beirut to Space: Lebanese Shorts

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This program of short films from Lebanon explores the stories of the Lebanese people and their multifaceted lives and experiences. While all tinged with political unrest and socio-economic issues, their stories are vast and varied. From films grounded in this difficult reality to imaginative explorations of love, dreams and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, these shorts reinforce the unshakeable spirits and boundless creativity of the Lebanese people, even through difficult times. 


This program includes the following films:


Roadblock (France, Lebanon) dir. Dahlia Nemlich

Tamouzi (Lebanon) dir. Ali Dekmak

Beity (Lebanon) dir. Isabelle Mecattaf

How My Grandmother Became a Chair (Lebanon) dir. Nicolas Fattouch

Light Fingers (Lebanon) dir. Carina Ashkar

Will You Bury Me (Lebanon) dir. Noor Eldine Aboud

Space Woman (France, Lebanon) dir. Hadi Moussally

It’s moving day. Sahar and Omar are new in town. When Sahar runs down to the local supermarket to grab some first-night essentials, the owner of the store leaves her in an uncomfortable situation. She returns to the apartment where her and Omar’s stagnant relationship leaves them speechless. Later, when Omar visits an old friend, we slowly unravel what undying love entails and how it can be threatened by routine and monotony.


About the filmmaker:


Carina Ashkar is a Lebanese/Palestinian filmmaker and multimedia artist. She was born in Beirut and raised across the MENA region before settling back to Lebanon where she graduated from high school. She then moved to Los Angeles and attended Santa Monica College for a few years before moving back to Lebanon to graduate with a BA in Filmmaking at the Lebanese American University. While in university, she worked on a number of documentaries as well music videos. Light Fingers has been awarded “Best Capstone Project Award” in the Television and Film Department at LAU, is the first fiction film that she has written, directed and produced. Carina currently resides in New York.

  • Year
    2021
  • Runtime
    14 minutes
  • Language
    Arabic
  • Country
    Lebanon
  • Director
    Carina Ashkar
  • Screenwriter
    Carina Ashkar
  • Producer
    Carina Ashkar
  • Cast
    Petra Serhal, Tarek Yaacoub, Mohammad Bsat, Patrick Chemali
  • Cinematographer
    Jad Misri
  • Editor
    Carina Ashkar
  • Production Design
    Line Itani
  • Sound Design
    Haitham Atme