Manal Issa, 2024

DIRECTOR

Elizabeth Subrin

RUN TIME

10 minutes

LANGUAGE

Arabic with English Subtitles

YEAR

2024

Country

United States

English Subtitles

Yes

Genre

Documentary, Experimental

Cast

Manal Issa

Classification

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

Synopsis

Manal Issa, 2024 is a haunting and intimate portrait of acclaimed Lebanese-French actress Manal Issa, filmed in Beirut just hours before bombing escalated across the country. Through unseen interviews and reflections drawn from year-long conversations, Issa contemplates the role of the actor in times of crisis, confronting the politics of visibility, conflict, and gender with a boldness that echoes—and surpasses—the critiques once voiced by Maria Schneider.

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