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The Diary Of A Sky – Fundraising Event

Director(s)
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Country
Lebanon
Year
2024
Duration
45 minutes
Language
Arab
Subtitles
English
Format
DCP
Lawrence Abu Hamdan

Fundraising screening followed by a conversation with Cynthia Kreichati, anthropologist (in French)

100% of the proceeds will go to MTL 2 Lebanon

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.

  • Quebec premiere
  • Selected at Visions du Réel (Burning Lights Competition) and at TIFF (Wavelengths)

About MTL 2 Lebanon
MTL 2 Lebanon (M2L) is an initiative dedicated to providing urgent support to displaced individuals and those in need due to the ongoing aggressions in Lebanon. Our efforts focus on sending financial assistance to trusted local organizations in Lebanon, ensuring all aid arrives safely.

About Cynthia Kreichati
Cynthia Kreichati is an anthropologist. Her ethnographic research focuses on everyday struggles for survival in contexts where crises become chronic conditions. Her work explores, among other things, the political potential of ethnographic method and writing, using different media and types of documents. She holds a doctorate in anthropology from McGill University. Trained as a pharmacist, she has also worked with the NGO Médecins Sans Frontières in Lebanon. Having grown up between Beirut and Montreal, she is currently based in Montreal, where she teaches at McGill University.

This event is made possible thanks to the support of the film programmer Tam Dan Vu, the Cinéma Moderne, the distributor Square Eyes and Zamalek.

A can of Zamalek per person will be given at the end of the screening

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Director(s)
Lawrence Abu Hamdan
Country
Lebanon
Year
2024
Duration
45 minutes
Language
Arab
Subtitles
English
Format
DCP