The Diary of a Sky unfolds an atmospheric symphony of violence over Beirut, revealing the haunting fusion of incessant Israeli military flights and the hum of generators during blackouts. This 45-minute video essay plunges viewers into a chilling chronicle of daily life transformed by the weaponization of the air, where the terror of repeated incursions becomes a disconcertingly banal backdrop.

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The Diary of a Sky

The Diary of a Sky reveals Beirut’s eerie contrast—generator hums entwined with Israeli military jets. This video essay captures the atmospheric monotony, where terror seamlessly blends into daily life.

In the ever-present desire to capture, record, and understand Beirut––and by extension himself–– Zakaria Jaber has been trying to provide a coherent story for his city through film. Anxious in Beirut is a personal diary that documents the events of the last few years in Lebanon, capturing revolution, collapse conditions, explosions, and demonstrations. Living with constant anxiety, Zakaria, the film’s young director, narrates his own life and the lives of those close to him as they navigate a worsening economic and political situation in Lebanon. Frustrated, he and his friends also consider leaving their country, a decision that each struggles to make.

Anxious in Beirut

Anxious in Beirut is a personal diary that documents the events of the last few years in Lebanon, capturing uprisings, collapse, explosions, and demonstrations.

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