Beirut of the Balkans
Fall Grant 2013 - Production/Post-Production Stage
Nicolas Khoury / Short Experimental or Essay / Lebanon, Qatar / 2014 / 54 min / Colour / Original Language: Arabic, Croatian, English / Interests: Social Issues, Creative Documentary, Poetic Documentary
Synopsis
Sarajevo has gone through historical stages that parallel those of Beirut: the old town, the hell city, the ghost town and the new city. This film highlights the similar phases the two cities have lived through before and during the Lebanese Civil War and the Bosnian War, via the citizens of Sarajevo and the Lebanese people who live there, in order to underline the current relationship between the citizens and their new city rebuilt. Like Beirut, Sarajevo after the war is a city that has started from zero, not only in its material and visual appearance, but also in restoring its relationship with its population, who now have a new vision of their city.
Credits
- Director
- Nicolas Khoury
- Screenwriter
- Nicolas Khoury
- Producer
- Nicolas Khoury
About the Director
Nicolas Khoury graduated in film and audiovisual studies from the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts (ALBA) in 2010. He is an independent documentary filmmaker and film editor living and working in Beirut, Lebanon. His filmography includes three independent medium-length films that won awards at multiple festivals. In 2018, his short independent documentary 'Résonances' won the best short documentary at It's All True Film Festival, Brazil and the Tanit D'or of the best short documentary in Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage, Tunis. 'Fiasco' is his first long documentary that premiered in CPH:DOX and won two awards at Cairo International Film Festival 2021.
Awards and Festival History
Festivals
Les Ecrans du Reel 2015
FilmFest Munchen 2016, CineVision Competition