Beirut's Metropolis Cinema Proceeds with South Screens Festival Amid Israeli Air Strikes
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Nick Vivarelli
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Summary
Despite escalating Israeli air strikes in Lebanon, Beirut's Metropolis Cinema is proceeding with the second edition of its South Screens (Écrans du Sud) festival. The indie cinema venue, championed by Lebanese filmmakers as a beacon of resilience, will feature works by acclaimed directors including Oliver Laxe, Saeed Roustaee, Rungano Nyoni, Park Chan-wook, Lucrecia Martel, and Cherien Dabis. The festival organizers framed the event as a collective act of facing reality together through cinema during wartime.
Key quotes
· 1 pulledIn times shaped by war, silence, and uncertainty, we gather once again around cinema; not to escape reality, but to face it together.
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