This free online screening opens the Francophonie Film Festival presented as part of the Francophonie Festival 2022 celebrating French language and cultural diversity.

Selected at the 2020 Cannes Film Festival (Semaine de la critique), 'Skies of Lebanon' (Sous le ciel d'Alice) is Franco-Lebanese filmmaker Chloé Mazlo’s debut feature.

Combining live footage and animation, the film tells the story of a Beirut family by showing the festive atmosphere before the civil war.

Inspired by her family history, filmmaker Chloé Mazlo delivers a vivid picture of Lebanon using stories told to her by her grandmother of life during the Lebanese Civil War. Mazlo crafts a touching and original film about love during wartime.

Synopsis

In the fifties, young Alice leaves her natal Swiss mountains for the sunny and vibrant shores of Beirut. She falls madly in love with Joseph, a quirky astrophysicist intent on sending the first Lebanese national into space. Alice quickly fits in among his relatives, but after years of bliss, the civil war threatens their Garden of Eden.

Presented with the generous contributions of the Embassies of the following countries: Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Egypt, Estonia, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Morocco, Poland, Romania, Slovak Republic, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Arab Emirates, Ireland’s Department of Foreign Affairs and the Alliance Française Network in Ireland.

Opening remarks by H.E. Μrs. Ekaterini Simopoulou, Ambassador of Greece to Ireland

24-27 March 2022

Irish Premiere

Free Online Screening - Limited tickets available

IFCO Cert 12A

This film is part of the 2022 Francophonie Film Festival

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