Lebanon Movies

At every station, between sites filled with poetry and nostalgia for a bygone era, the poet's dashed dreams and idealized vision of her country...

Set in the poor suburbs of Beirut; a mother lives with her three children, the youngest of whom is religiously devout, while the older two work in...

A young boy’s whimsical friendship unveils a journey of exploration and the fleeting wonder of youth.

On a hot summer day, Zeid, desperate with thirst, discovers his aquarium's water induces hallucinations; what starts as a desperate sip turns into a...

In a small town on Mount Lebanon, a young boy tests God after his mother’s sudden death.

A playful and personal journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory, composed entirely of archival footage. It is a love letter to Beirut,...

For years, exiled Syrian artist Assem Al-Bacha has been working on a giant sculpture of the 11th-century poet Al-Maari, intended to raise awareness...

Drawing on the Arab heritage of oral tradition and mosaic pattern, Leila and the Wolves is an exploration of the collective memory of Arab women and...

A glass van roams the streets of Beirut. The van houses a camera that explores the city from behind the glass. Through its journey, it becomes a...

As Linda prepares to dance in a cabaret in Beirut, the end of the Lebanese Civil War is proclaimed. The announcement of the Syrian regime’s...

Nay’s secret outing with Youssef turns dangerous when Sami believes he’s seen his sister Christine with a man. The misunderstanding...

Jean-Claude walks his dog in a neighborhood forever stuck in reconstruction. On his trip, he wonders about life, mortality, and 'what if' scenarios...

A mother attempts to keep her family safe as war rages and a sniper lies in wait outside her home.

When Youssef Makhlouf was born in 1828, the small northern Lebanese village of BeqaaKafra had no idea it was welcoming a future saint. Saint Charbel...

Mehdia, an Ethiopian migrant domestic worker in Beirut, loves Ahmed, a Syrian refugee who struggles to survive dealing in second-hand metal scraps,...

Beirut Hold’em depicts the life of Ziko, a 40-year old ex-con and petty gambler, and his three boyhood friends, in a seedy, lower-middle class...

In an Armenian village, evicted as a result of the Armenian-Azeri conflict, Abgar stays behind all alone in a gradually shrinking enemy ring. He is...

Maia, a single mother, lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter, Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, tapes,...