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World Nomads Lebanon
May 4–25, 2010
Florence Gould Hall
Presented as part of World Nomads Lebanon
In partnership with ArteEast

Screening Schedule

May 4: Hors la vie
May 11: Once Upon A Time: Beirut
May 18: The One Man Village
May 25: The North Road; The Last Man
May 25: Four Short Films

It can be argued that the generation of Lebanese filmmakers who experienced the country’s civil war (1975–1990) also saw the country’s cinema come into its own as a medium for artistic expression and exploration.

The lived experience of violence and the trauma of a civil conflict inspired the emergence of a politically-engaged auteur cinema where subjectivity—rather than objectivity—found a voice, a language in film.

The films in this program illustrate how filmmakers from this and subsequent generations have attempted to transpose the complexity of experience through the singular poetics of film.

Hors la vie
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
12:30, 4 & 7pm
Florence Gould Hall

Hors la vie
Directed by Maroun Bagdadi, 1991. Color. 97 min.
With Rafic Ali Ahmad, Hippolyte Girardot
In French and Arabic WITHOUT English subtitles

The 7pm screening will be introduced by Souraya Bagdadi. Rasha Salti, film curator and Creative Director of ArteEast, who was supposed to introduce the screening will not be able to attend due to unexpected circumstances.

Bagdadi is one of Lebanon’s pioneering filmmakers. Out of Life, one of his most accomplished films, is the deeply emotional, real-life story of the capture and captivity of a French journalist by Lebanese militias during the war.

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Once Upon A Time: Beirut
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
12:30, 4 & 7:30pm
Florence Gould Hall

Kan Ya Makan Beirut
Directed by Jocelyne Saab, 1994. Color. 101 min.
With Emile Accar, Michèle Tyan, Myrna Maakaron
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

This imaginative exploration of history follows two women in post-civil war Beirut, whom upon meeting a film collector, sift through movies and reconstruct a vision of their now devastated city.

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The One Man Village
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
12:30, 4 & 7:30pm
Florence Gould Hall

Sema‘an bel Day‘a
Directed by Simon El-Habre, 2009. Color. 86 min.
With Simon El-Habre
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

A compelling portrait of the director’s uncle and his village that was nearly destroyed during the war, this documentary examines the repercussions of the conflict.

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Double Screening
The North Road;
The Last Man
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
12:30 & 7pm
Florence Gould Hall

Meet the Director and Actor
Carlos Chahine
7pm
Director and actor Carlos Chahine comes to FIAF to introduce The Road North and The Last Man and participate in a Q&A after the 7pm screenings.

The North Road
Directed by Carlos Chahine, 2008. Color. 25 min.
With Fadi Abi Samra, Carlos Chahine
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

Acclaimed Lebanese actor Carlos Chahine directed this affecting tale of a man who returns to his homeland to properly bury his father, years after his death in the civil war.

The Last Man / Atlal
Directed by Ghassan Salhab, 2007. Color. 101 min.
With Carlos Chahine, Raia Haidar
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

Using the motif of vampirism, this fascinating film is an allegorical exploration of a society recovering from war. A forensics expert inspects a series of murders until he finds himself stricken with symptoms that suggest he might have succumbed to vampirism himself.

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Four Short Films
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
4pm
Florence Gould Hall

Tripoli Quiet
Trablos Al-Hada
Directed by Rania Attieh. 2009. 15 min.
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

Tomorrow 6:30
Bokra Sitteh W’Noss
Directed by Gilles Tarazi. 2008. 23 min.
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

A Sheherazade Tale
Directed by Rami Kodeih. 2006. 22 min.
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

Wednesday
Directed by Talal Khoury. 2009, 19 min.
In French and Arabic with English subtitles

A quartet of acclaimed shorts from a newer generation of Lebanese filmmakers that represent the ever-evolving vision of a national cinema. These films embrace the everyday, the extraordinary, and what lies between. Total screening length will be 72 minutes.

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Venue & Ticket Information

Venue
Florence Gould Hall
55 East 59th Street

Ticket Prices
FIAF Members FREE** ($2 advance tickets)
Non-Members $10
Students with ID $7

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Call: 212 307 4100

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**Free tickets for FIAF Members are distributed on the day of the event. Please present your Membership card at the box office. Tickets may be purchased in advance for $2.

Special Offer
Present your ticket and receive a 15% discount on your bill at Bistro 60 (37 E 60 St). Valid on date printed on ticket.

In partnership with ArteEast

Special thanks to Organisation internationale de la Francophonie

Co-curated by Marie Losier and Rasha Salti

Special thanks to Rasha Salti and Livia Alexander, ArteEast, the Cultural Services of the French Embassy, and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs

World Nomads Lebanon Co-presenters & Sponsors - click here

Cinéma at FIAF is made possible with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency

Additional Sponsors:
American Airlines, the official airline of FIAF
Cultural Services of the French Embassy
Culturesfrance
Florence Gould Foundation
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs
New York State Council on the Arts, a State agency