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The Calm After the Storm:
Making Sense of Lebanon’s Civil War

May 5 to 15

The series includes special tributes to Maroun Baghdadi and Randa Chahal Sabbagh, two pivotal figures at the vanguard of Lebanese cinema, each of whom forged a distinct auteur voice. Baghdadi's wife, actress Souraya Baghdadi, will be in attendance, as will Randa Chahal Sabbagh's daughter, Nour Sabbagh. Several filmmakers will be at the screenings of their films including Pamela Ghanimeh, Khalil Joreige, and Michel Kammoun. Other special guests, to be confirmed soon.


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$12 General Public
$8 Seniors & Students
$7 Members

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Akram Zaatari Program
All Is Well at the Border
1997, Lebanon; 43m
Red Chewing Gum
2000, Lebanon; 11m
Crazy for You
1997, Lebanon; 27m
TOTAL: 81m
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Thu May 13: 2:00
Sat May 15: 3:00

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Beirut Oh Beirut
Maroun Baghdadi, 1975, Lebanon; 111m
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Wed May 5: 6:15*
Intro/Q&A by Souraya Bagdadi!
Sun May 9: 9:45

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Beirut—The Encounter
Borhane Alaouié, 1981, Lebanon/Tunisia/Belgium; 105m
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Tue May 11: 8:10
Wed May 12: 4:00

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The Black Jaguar
Muhammed Selman, 1965, Lebanon; 100m
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Thu May 6: 2:00
Sun May 9: 12:00

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Bosta
Philippe Aractingi, 2005, Lebanon; 112m
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Mon May 10: 6:15
Mon May 10: 8:30

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Caramel
Nadine Labaki, 2007, France/Lebanon; 93m
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Fri May 14: 2:00
Sat May 15: 9:20

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A Civilized People
Randa Chahal Sabbagh, 1999, France/Lebanon; 97m
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Sat May 8: 5:00
Sun May 9: 7:45*
*Nour Sabbagh, director's daughter in person!

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Falafel
Michel Kammoun, 2006, France/Lebanon; 83m
preceded by
We Will Win
Mahmoud Hojeij, 2008, Lebanon; 10m
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Fri May 7: 2:15
Wed May 12: 8:45*
*Director Michel Kammoun in person!

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Falling From Earth
Chadi Zeneddine, 2008, Lebanon; 65m
preceded by
Ready To Wear Imm Ali
Dima El-Horr, 2001, Lebanon/France; 27m
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Fri May 14: 4:00
Sat May 15: 1:00

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In the Battlefields
Danielle Arbid, 2004, France/Belgium/Lebanon; 90m
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Wed May 12: 2:00
Fri May 14: 7:30

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The Kite
Randa Chahal Sabbagh, 2003, Lebanon/France; 80m
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Fri May 7: 6:15
Tue May 11: 4:00

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Leila and the Wolves
Heiny Srour, 1984, UK/Lebanon; 90m

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Sat May 8: 7:10

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A Letter From Beirut
Jocelyn Saab, 1978, France; 52m
U.S. Premiere
screening with
My Palestine
Nadine Naous & Lena Rouxel, 2007, France/Lebanon; 59m
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Thu May 6: 4:00
Fri May 14: 9:20

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Little Wars
Maroun Baghdadi, 1982, France/Lebanon; 108m
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Sun May 9: 2:00*
*Screening followed by a panel discussion.
Sat May 15: 7:10

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The Most Beautiful of All Mothers
Maroun Baghdadi, 1978, Lebanon/Canada; 30m
U.S. Premiere
preceded by
Lemon Flowers
Pamela Ghanimeh, 2007, Lebanon/Denmark; 35m
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Fri May 14: 6:00*
*Pamela Ghanimeh, director of Lemon Flowers, in person!

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My Heart Beats Only for Her
Mohamed Soueid, 2008, Lebanon; 84m
preceded by
Faces Applauding Alone
Ahmad Ghossein, 2008, Lebanon; 7m
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Thu May 6: 9:00
Mon May 10: 4:15

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1958
Ghassan Salhab, 2009, Lebanon; 66m
preceded by
(Posthumous)
Ghassan Salhab, 2007, Lebanon; 26m
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Sun May 9: 5:30
Thu May 13: 4:00

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Our Reckless Wars
Randa Chahal Sabbagh, 1995, France; 61m
preceded by
Souha Randa
Randa Chahal Sabbagh, 2001, Lebanon; 57m
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Sat May 15: 4:45

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A Perfect Day
Joana Hadjithomas & Khalil Joreige, 2005, France/Lebanon/France; 88m
preceded by
Ashes
Hadjithomas & Joreige, 2003, Lebanon; 26m
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Thu May 6: 6:15*
*Director Khalil Joreige in person!
Mon May 10: 2:00

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The Ring Seller
Youssef Chahine, 1965, Lebanon; 95m
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Wed May 5: 2:00
Fri May 7: 8:00

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Step by Step
Randa Chahal Sabbagh, 1978, Lebanon; 70m
preceded by
Another Time, Another Lebanon
Randa Chahal Sabbagh, 1982, Lebanon; 11m
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Tue May 11: 2:15*
Tue May 11: 6:15*
*Please note: Screening in French without subtitles.

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A Suspended Life
Jocelyn Saab, 1985, Lebanon/France; 90m
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Wed May 5: 8:45
Fri May 7: 4:15

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We Are All for the Fatherland
Maroun Baghdadi, 1979, Lebanon/Canada; 75m
U.S. Premiere!
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Sat May 8: 9:00

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West Beirut
Ziad Doueri, 1998, France/Lebanon; 105m
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Wed May 5: 4:00
Wed May 12: 6:30

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