Films for Lebanon: A Night of Films, Solidarity & Community

In light of the ongoing violence still unfolding in Lebanon and displacing more than a million people, 3 Lebanese filmmakers will be sharing their films on April 23rd at 6:30pm at The New School: EBB & FLOW by Nay Tabbara, SHIP OF FOOLS by Alia Haju and WE NEVER LEFT by Loulwa Khoury. There will be a Q&A with the directors after the screening.

All proceeds will go to The Great Oven towards helping displaced people and families in Lebanon.

ABOUT THE FILMS:

EBB&FLOW (18 mins) by Nay Tabbara

Determined to have her first kiss, a young teenage girl defies her tumultuous world in search of normalcy.

SHIP OF FOOLS (30 mins) by Alia Haju

Alia and the monsters from her childhood are deeply affected by the destruction in Beirut. Born in a context of war, she develops both shields and vulnerabilities. In her inner world, she encounters Abu Samra, a man training to be a superhero to save Beirut. He, too, harbors his own monsters but offers imaginative glimpses of resistance, inspiring even the filmmaker herself as she steps into the frame.

WE NEVER LEFT (1h23mins) by Loulwa Khoury

Set during the Lebanese revolution, WE NEVER LEFT portrays a heart-wrenching duality between Beirut and New York, an impassioned testament to the Lebanese diaspora's unrequited but irrepressible love for their homeland.

The event will take place on the ground floor of 66 5th Ave, New York, at Kellen Auditorium.

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