Beirut the Aftermath

DIRECTOR

Fadia Ahmad

RUN TIME

44 Minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic

YEAR

2020

Country

Lebanon

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Documentary

Cast

Fadia Ahmad

Classification

Restricted to persons aged 15 years and over unless accompanied by an adult

Synopsis

A month after the August 4, 2020 blast, photographer Fadia Ahmad returns to help rebuild what she can of a broken city. Walking through the streets of Beirut, she portrays the aftermath of the explosion that shook Lebanon to its core. A journey formerly of self discovery instead gives voice to the survivors and their resilience and refusal to give up.

Screening: Sunday, 28 August 2022, 2.45pm — Bankstown Arts Centre

Sunday, 30 August
Short Student

There Are Rumours That We Left

Amidst war, Joelle, a young single mother, fights to protect her daughter after a terrorist...

Saturday. 29 August
Feature

Beirut Hold ‘Em

Hailing from a family of talented actors, Saleh Bakri (All That's Left of You, Costa...

Sunday, 30 August
Fiction Short

What If The Sky Sees Us

A cheeky eight year old hatches a plan in a desperate attempt to save his...

Sunday, 30 August
Animation Short

Jeem 1983

1983 war-torn Beirut, a seven-year-old boy wanders through his fractured city as the Civil War...

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