Lebanon Movies

Opening with the harrowing 2000 press footage of Palestinian boy Mohamad al-Durra’s death in his father’s arms, Eliane Raheb’s film...

In the Lebanese wintery wilderness, a mini-van arrives. Two men get off the van into the cold forest and set off on their quest. The tall trees and...

Nourhane was a singer and actress, active between the 1940s and the 1960s. In the mid-1960s, she abruptly ended her career. Her granddaughter, May...

Along the Water is a poetic and reflective journey tracing a stream of water in reverse—from the Mediterranean Sea to the summit of Qornet el...

A conversation between two strangers: one is ashore and the other is on the sea. The conversation’s depth coincides with the height of the...

A young man in Beirut's crime-ridden underbelly tells the story of his death.

The Root of the Olive Tree tells the story of five Palestinians living far from their homeland who recount their experiences in the face of the...

Like every night, the sun is setting over Beirut. Nour leaves her home to join friends gathered in an apartment. As the last rays of light disappear...

After the death of his close uncle, Ali Akil goes down a path of continuous self-destructive coping mechanisms and indulgence to clear his guilty...

This story isn't about how ten old men came together and got ready to die. This story isn't about how they cry every night reminiscing about their...

A Hungarian oral storyteller, and a Lebanese filmmaker—arriving in Budapest from a different era. Each bringing their own stories and...

An intimate conversation with a bodiless entity.

Based on the travel diary of the director and his team, Living Icons traces and exposes the ordinary life of the last Christians in Iran.

As the Israeli military launches attacks across southern Lebanon, first responders remain vigilant, answering emergency calls, evacuating the...

I am the all knowing, the deceased. I live among you and have seen the imam Mehdi master of time, may god hasten his arrival I sit with him, he...

Eat drink and sleep

A film director, facing a creative block, follows a woman through her day, only to find himself entangled in a deeper mystery.

Starting with her obsessive love of ports, filmmaker Diana Al-Halabi narrates her experience on a tugboat in the port of Beirut in 2017. The film...