2015

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Opnening Movies Movies Out of Competition Aubade 6 Vicenta 48 Revoltango 7 The Denied Yazidi Festival 49 Single, Married, Divorced 8 10949 Women 50 Tripoli... Art, Memory and Peace 51 Movies In Competition A Big Star 9 Programs A Weekend Getaway 10 Official Program (in competition) 52 After Tomorrow 11 Outdoor Program 55 Aram 12 “Women & Conflicts” Theme Program 55 Bang Bang 13 Beach Flags 14 Festival Team 56 in Two Words 15 Acknowledgments 57 Black Moon 16 Boles 17 Border 18 Cutting Grass 19 Dead Man’s Hand 20 Father 21 Games People Play 22 God Save The Queen 23 Golden Kingdom 24 Helwan… I 25 Her, Him, and the Other… 26 Home Is Where My Age Is 27 Kamila 28 Nabat 29 Rails 30 Red Carpet 31 Stones 32 Studio Beirut 33 Taksim 34 The Drought Land 35 The Little Cousteau 36 The Offer 37 The Raisins 38 The Shebabs of Yarmouk 39 The Shelter of Grapes of Wrath 40 The Suitcase 41 The Thirst 42 The Tree 43 Thread 44 Troubled Waters 45 Animation Long Fiction Long Documentary We Are Alive 46 Short Fiction Short Documentary Wintry Spring 47 Welcome to the Tripoli Film Festival 2015

After a first edition held against all odds in April last year, despite the crisis that the city, the country and the area is living, Tripoli Film Festival is back this year, proudly carrying the same message of peace, tolerance and cultural resistance. This festival is organised by, and for Tripoli citizens. Its The Festival venues will showcase works by local artists and primary aim is to contribute to a better access to culture, the event will export our city to the world. This second year helping expand our horizons and our world by decentralizing is indeed a bigger challenge for our organizing committee the holding of cultural events in . We are hoping and our city: we invited the filmmakers in competition that this year’s selection will convey our message that is and we will have among our guests international festival transcending borders; the world is rich and beautiful, and programmers and critics. We hope to be up to the challenge Tripoli is a part of it. of showing our rich heritage, our friendliness and hospitality, in our beautiful and resilient city, the Lebanese Tripoli that The main events will take place at The Safadi Cultural we know and love. Center and at the Azm Cultural Center and special open air screenings in Beb el Tebbaneh and Jabal Mohsen neighbourhoods will run in parallel to the festival. The Save the date, from April 30 to May 7 Beirut Arab University, Tripoli Campus will host an “out the movies will be waiting for you. of competition” documentary screening day and panel debates, open to the public, with international guest The organizing committee speakers from the Forum for Cities in Transition around the theme “Women and Conflicts”. 2015

Aubade Revoltango

Showing at the Opening Ceremony on April 30th at 6:30pm Showing at the Opening Ceremony on April 30th at 6:30pm - Safadi Cultural Centre - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Mauro Carraro Director: Elie Kamal Country: Switzerland Country: Lebanon Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Animation Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 5 min Timing: 21 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

A black sun rises on Leman Lake. In a surrealist backlit scene, swimmers Facing apparent political turmoil on the streets and on the news, and birds witness the spectacle of the dawn, hypnotized by the music an anxious couple tries to safeguard their little family and peace of of a cellist. mind with a tango dance. But it wouldn’t be long before the invading television images change the whole nature of their dance. تشـرق شـمس سـوداء علـى بحيـرة ليمـان. فـي مشـهد ذو خلفيـة سـوريالي، في مواجهة إلضطرابات سياسـية واضحة في الشـوارع وعلى األخبار، يحاول يشـهد السـباحون والطيـور بـزوغ الفجـر، مسـحورين بموسـيقى لعازف تشـيلو. زوجـان قلقـان الحفـاظ علـى أسـرتهم الصغيـرة وراحـة بالهـم عبـر رقصـة تانغـو. لكـن لـن يطـول األمـر قبـل أن تقوم الصـور التلفزيونية الغازيـة بتغيير الطبيعة الكاملـة لرقصتهم. Music: Mich Gerber Sound: Martin Stricker Editing / Animation: Clément Espinosa / Zoltán Horváth / Main Cast: Nada Abou Farhat / Mazen Kiwan / Nay Mauro Carraro Matar / Dori the fish Executive Producer: Nicolas Burlet Dop: Pol Seif Art Director: Walid Saliba Music: Jahida Wehbe Sound: Karine Bacha / Lama Sawaya Editing / Animation: Sebastien Leclercq / Elie Kamal Producer: Jana Wehbe

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Single, Married, Divorced A Big Star

Showing on May 1st, at 8pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 4th, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 5th, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Elie Khalife Director: Rogena Bassali Country: Lebanon Country: Egypt Year: 2014 Year: 2013 Genre: Long Fiction Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 100 min Timing: 23 min

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Yasmina, Taleen, Layanand Zina are four successful ladies approaching A day in the life of a big actor who is not anymore under the spotlight; their 40’s. They are smart, funny, interesting, yet, the four of them are he writes a letters to the president of the acting professions syndicate still single! Even though they are very different in their way of thinking, and it turned out to be his last one. they are very good friends, and they meet every Sunday at the Sporting يـوم فـي حيـاة ممثـل كبيـر أبتعـدت عنـه األضـواء، يكتـب خطاباتـه لنقيـب المهـن التمثيلـة، فـكان الخطـاب األخيـر. ....Club to share the status of their love life ياسـمينا وتالين واليان وزينا اربع نسـاء ناجحات شـارفن سـن االربعين، يتمتعن بالـذكاء والـروح المرحـة والثقافـة، لكنهـن لـم يتزوجـن. لـكل واحـدة منهـن Main Cast: Mahmoud Kabil طريقـة تفكيرهـا ، وتلتقـي الصديقـات االربـع كل احـد فـي النـادي الرياضـي Dop: Mohsen Ahmad ليتبادلـن االحاديـث ويتطرقـن الـى جديـد لتطـورات العاطفيـة فـي حياتهـن... Art Director: Mohamad Abbas Saber Main Cast: Nada Abou Farhat / Darine Hamze / Music: Khaled Hammad Nibal Arakji / Marwa Khalil Sound: Nayef Bassyouni Dop: Bassem Fayad Editing / Animation: Maha Rushdi Art Director: Rawan Bazerji Production Manager: Salwa Abdel Rahmen / Hala Eid Music: Raed El Khazen Executive Producer: Mohamad Aziz Sound: Victor Bresse / Rana Eid Editing / Animation: Nadim Shartouny / Belal Hibri Producer: Nibal Arakji Executive Producer: Karim Arakji

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A Weekend Getaway After Tomorrow

Showing on May 1st, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 2nd, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 2nd, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Metehan Yilmaz Director: Toufic Beyhum / Carl Gough Country: Turkey Country: Jordan Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Long Documentary Timing: 28 min Timing: 54 min

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Teoman and Ayse, a couple from Istanbul, who have been living together The Bdoul tribe of Petra lived in caves on the heritage site for more than for almost three years, are struggling to continue their relationship. 200 years. Their lives consisted of tending to crops and raising animals. Both became cynical, selfish and bitter towards each other and haven’t In 1985, the Jordanian Government moved the tribe to purpose-built failed to show this silently through their actions. They decide to take a housing in order to accommodates the ever-increasing number of weekend getaway to save their relationship to the abandoned cabin of tourists flooding into the area. Teoman’s grandmother. Toufic Beyhum and Carl Gough spent 2 months living in the bdoul village of Umm Sahyoun. They came wielding a camera, in order to تيومـان وعائشـة، زوجـان مـن اسـطنبول، كانـا يعيشـان ًمعا لما يقـارب الثالث document the lives of the tribe and to witness First-hand how the locals سـنوات، ويكافحـان مـن أجـل مواصلة عالقتهما. كالهما أصبح ًسـاخرا، ًوأنانيا have been influenced by tourism, and the Capitalist society this has ً ومريـراتجـاه اآلخرلـم يتـرددا فـي إظهـار ذلـك بصمـت مـن خـالل أعمالهمـا. .engerdered قرراإلبتعـاد وأخـذ عطلـة نهايـة أسـبوع إلنقـاذ عالقتهـا فـي مقصـورة الجـدة تيومـان المهجـورة. عاشـت قبيلـة بـدول فـي البتـراء فـي كهـوف موقـع تراثـي ألكثـر مـن مئتـي سـنة. وإقتصـرت حياتهـم علـى جمـع المحاصيـل وتربيـة الحيوانـات. فـي عـام 1985، قامت الحكومة األردنية بنقل القبيلة إلى مسـاكن بنيت لهذا الغرض مـن أجـل إسـتيعاب العـدد المتزايـد مـن السـياح ّالمتدفـق إلـى المنطقـة. Main Cast: Kutay Sandikci / Izlem Genc صهيـون أم بـدول قريـة فـي شـهرين غـوف وكارل بيهـم توفيقعـاش .جـاءا ي Dop: Metehan Yilmaz كي بكاميرا، ّمحملينوثقا القبيلة حياةويكونا أول الشـهود على تأثر السـكان Art Director: Metehan Yilmaz المحليين بالسـياحة وبالمجتمع الرأسـمالي الذي نشـأ عنها. Sound: Onur Suat Ayas Production Manager: Metehan Yilmaz Executive Producer: Servet Tuccar Music: Jonas Hellborg Sound: Sean Williams Editing / Animation: Dana Trometer

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Aram Bang Bang

Showing on May 3rd, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 4th, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 4th, at 9am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 5th, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Havi Ibrahim Director: Cyril Bassil Country: / Kurdistan Country: Lebanon Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 20 min Timing: 24 min

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After a long confrontation, Aram a young Kurdish boy gradually gives In Beirut, Yasmine, a young cabaret singer dreams only of one thing: up waiting for his mother, and realises she will not be joining him and leaving everything behind and moving to the States to freely live her his father for a new life anymore. relationship with her boyfriend Omar, an Oud player and to pursue their musical careers. However, the latter has another plan in mind. بعـد مواجهـة طويلـة ّيتخلـى آرام الشـاب الكـردي الصغيـر ًتدريجيـا عـن فكـرة فـي بيـروت، ياسـمين، مغنيـة فـي ملهـى ليلـي تحلـم فقـط بشـيء واحـد: إنتظـاره لوالدتـه ويـدرك أنهـا لـن تعـود بعـد اليـوم لتعيـش حيـاة جديـدة معـه تـرك كل شـيء وراءهـا واالنتقـال إلـى الواليـات لتعيـش بحريـة عالقتهـا مـع ومـع والـده. صديقهـا عمـر، العـب العـود، ولتتابـع مهنتهـا الموسـيقية. ولكـن هـذا األخيـر لديـه خطـة أخـرى فـي ذهنـه. Main Cast: Vikin Mammo / Haider Ghafoor Dop: Kriss Bliski Main Cast: Romy Melhem / Julien Farhat Art Director: Chris hopkin Dop: Pauline Maroun Music: Gerardo Garcia Jr. Art Director: Cyril Bassil / Nader Moussaly Sound: Mina Salama Music: Thierry Diab / Fabio Khoury Editing / Animation: Havi Ibrahim Sound: Thierry Diab / Elias El Chikhani Production Manager: Havi Ibrahim Editing / Animation: Rana Jalkh Executive Producer: Havi Ibrahim Production Manager: Michele Aoun / Nachwa Jaafar Executive Producer: Cyril Bassil

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Beach Flags Beirut in Two Words

Showing on May 2nd, at 6pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 1st, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 3rd, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 2nd, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Sarah Saidan Director: Anne Chahine Country: France Country: Lebanon / Germany Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Animation Genre: Short Documentary Timing: 14 min Timing: 29 min

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Vida is a young Iranian lifeguard. Popular on her team, she is determined The movie aims to give one of the most diverse cities of the Middle to fight in order to be the one to participate in an international East a voice of its own. Nine members of Beirut‘s music and art scene competition in Austarlia. However, when Sareh who is as fast and share their thoughts on living and working in a city where at times talented as her, joins the team, Vida will have to face an unexpected beauty and suspense go hand in hand. What brings all the protagonist situation. together is their passionate dispute with Beirut and their love for its people. فيـدا هـي منقـذة سـباحة ايرانيـة صغيـرة. تتمتـع بشـعبية في فريقهـا وتجاهد كـي تشـارك فـي منافسـة عالميـة فـي اسـتراليا. لكـن حيـن تنضـم سـارة الـى الفريـق, وهـي تتمتـع بنفـس سـرعتها وموهبتهـا, سـيتحتم على فيـدا مواجهة يهـدف هـذا الفيلـم الـى اعطـاء واحـدة مـن اكثـر المـدن ًتنوعـا فـي الشـرق موقـف غيـر متوقع. االوسط صوتا خاصا بها. تسعة من اعضاء فرقة بيروت الفنية والموسيقية يشـاطروننا افكارهـم حـول العيـش والعمـل فـي مدينـة يتـزاوج فيهـا الجمـال ً والتشـويق فـي بعـض الألحيـان. مـا يجمـع كل ابطـال الرواية معـا هو خالفهم Main Cast: Behi Dijanati Atai / Zahra Amir العاطفـي مـع بيـروت وحبهم لشـعبها. Ebrahimi / Soheila Emdadian / Darya Alirad Dop: Sarah Saidan Main Cast: Zeid Hamdan / Arthur Satyan / Art Director: Sarah Saidan Mayssa Jallad / Rym Yehya / Assil Music: Yan Volsy Ayyash / J. Robert Kramer / Carl Ferneiné / Salim Naffah / Jean Sound: Lionel Guenoun Madani Editing / Animation: Herve Guichard Dop: Anne Chahine Art Director: Anne Chahine Music: Zeid Hamdan / Arthur Satyan / Loopstche / Sfar Sound: Khalil Chahine Editing / Animation: Anne Chahine Production Manager: Anne Chahine Executive Producer: Anne Chahine

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Black Moon Boles

Showing on May 2nd, at 8pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 5th, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 3rd, at 11am - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 6th, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Nawfel Saheb-Ettaba Director: Spela Cadez Country: Tunisia / Algeria / Morocco Country: Slovenia / Germany Year: 2014 Year: 2013 Genre: Long Fiction Genre: Animation Timing: 105 min Timing: 12 min

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Youssef, around thirty, lives solitary person’s life. A family drama arisen Filip lives in a poor neighbourhood. He dreams of writer’s glory and in his childhood made him orphan and amnesic. But the fortuitous luxurious lifestyle in a more prosperous part of town. One day Filip gets meeting with an attractive and mysterious girl in front of an abandoned a knock on the door. His neighbor Tereza, an older prostitute that Filip house provokes in him a mnemonic process which opens a breach on tries to avoid by all means, asks him to write a letter for her fiancé. Filip his forgotten past. He dashes then into a search for identity ... agrees. And it would all end up fine if a week later Tereza would not show up at his doorstep again, asking him to write an answer to the يوسـف يبلـغ يبلـغ حوالـي الثالثيـن مـن العمـر ويعيـش ًوحيـدا. حصلـت مأسـاة .previous letter عائليـة فـي طفولتـه جعلـت منـه طف ًـال ًيتيمـا ًفاقـدا للذاكـرة. لكنـه يلتقـي يعيـش فيليـب فـي ضاحيـة فقيـرة ويحلـم بمجـد الكتّ ـاب ونمط حياتهـم الفاخر ًصدفـة بفتـاة جذابـة وغامضـة امـام منـزل مهجـور ُتحـرك لديـه عملية اسـترجاع فـي منطقـة مـن المدينـة اكثـر ًإزدهـارا. فـي يـوم مـن األيام تقرع بـاب فيليب ذاكرتـه ممـا يفتـح ثغـرة فـي ماضيـه المنسـي. فيندفـع حينهـا فـي البحـث عـن جارتـه تيريـزا، فتـاة الهـوى األكبـر منـه ًسـنا، والتـي يحـاول فيليـب تفاديهـا بكل هويته. الطـرق، وتطلـب منـه كتابـة رسـالة إلـى خطيبهـا فيوافـق فيليـب علـى ذلك. وكانـت األمـور لتنتهـي بشـكل جيـد لـو لـم تظهـر تيريـزا بعـد أسـبوع لتطلـب منـه مـن جديـد كتابـة جـواب على الرسـالة السـابقة. Main Cast: Ghazi Zaghbani Dop: Philippe lavelette Art Director: Slim Drissi Dop: Micheal Joerg Music: Yacine Azaïez / Mahdi Ahmadi Art Director: Spela Cadez Sound: Moez Elcheikh Music: Tomaz Grom Editing / Animation: Noura Néfzi Sound: Johanna Herr Production Manager: Chanaz Saheb-Ettaba Editing / Animation: Oliver Throm Executive Producer: Loitfi Bouchouchi

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Border Cutting Grass

Showing on May 3rd, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 1st, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 3rd, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Mazin Mahdi Sherabayani Director: Ruairi O’Brian / John Kenne Country: Kurdistan / Iraq Country: Ireland Year: 2013 Year: 2014 Genre: Long Documentary Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 50 min Timing: 12 min

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Making films is a great challenge in any society. However, when there It’s a hot summer and a young inner-city boy, Donal, is trying his hand is little of it, almost no industry to speak of, and crippling bureaucratic at cutting lawns for pocket money. When he meets Gerry, his luck machinery in place, this challenge becomes an insurmountable changes. undertaking. In this informative and honest documentary the camera انـه صيـف حـار ودونـال فتـى صغيـر مـن داخـل المدينـة يحـاول ُّجـز مـروج خضراء follows the efforts of two prominent Kurdish filmmakers in their latest للحصـول علـى مصروفـه الشـخصي. ولكـن حيـن يلتقـي بجيـري ّيتغيـر ّحظـه. endeavour to secure the sources, obtain approvals, facilitate logistics and support, to produce their film, which is filmed in real life... Main Cast: John Hannah / Karl Rice / Scott ّتشـكل صناعـة األفـالم ًتحديـا ًكبيـرا فـي أي مجتمـع. وحيثمـا يكـون هنـاك Graham / Donal Country القليـل أو حتـى ال شـيء يذكـر منهـا، وتكـون اآللـة البيروقراطيـة المعوقـة Dop: Ruairi O’Brien سـيدة الموقـف، يصبـح هـذا التحـدي عمليـة يصعـب إنجازهـا. في هـذا الفيلم الوثائقـي الصـادق ّوالغنـي بالمعلومـات تالحـق الكاميـرا جهـود اثنيـن مـن أبـرز Art Director: Mark Kilbride ّصنـاع السـينما الكرديـة فـي آخـر مسـعى لهمـا لتأميـن المصـادر، الحصول على Music: Giles Packham الموافقـات، تسـهيل الخدمـات اللوجسـتية والدعـم إلنتـاج أفالمهمـا، والتـي Sound: Patrick Downey تـم تصويرهـا فـي الحيـاة الواقعيـة... Editing / Animation: Philip Cullen Dop: Mazin Mahdi Sherabayani Production Manager: Liam Ryan Music: Karzan Mahdi Sherabayani / Monir Executive Producer: Irish Film Board goran / Nariman Goran Sound: Johanness Kaschek Editing / Animation: Mazin Mahdi Sherabayani

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Dead Man’s Hand Father

Showing on May 4th, at 8pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 5th, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 6th, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 6th, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Fernando Urdapilleta Director: Lotfi Achour Country: Mexico Country: Tunisia Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Long Fiction Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 90 min Timing: 18 min

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Seven poker professional players gamble to win 10 million pesos. When Hedi is a taxi driver in Tunis. One evening he drives to the hospital a one of theme falls dead, they all become suspects, being forced to pregnant young woman who is going into labor. This brief encounter spend a very long night until it is discovered who the murderer is. will bring a series of random, tragic and unexpected events, leading to a life-changing experience for both of them. سـبعة العبـي بوكـر محترفيـن يقامـرون للفـوز بعشـرة مالييـن بيـزوس. وحيـن هـادي يعمـل سـائق سـيارة اجـرة فـي تونـس. فـي ليلـة مـا كان يقـل إلـى يمـوت أحدهـم، يصبـح الجميـع ًمشـتبها بهـم، َويجبرون على قضـاء ليلة طويلة المستشـفى امـرأة شـابة حامـل علـى شـوك الـوالدة . هـذا اللقـاء القصيـر حتـى ّيتـم إكتشـاف القاتل. يجلـب سلسـلة مـن األحـداث العشـوائية، المأسـاوية وغيـر المتوقعـة، ممـا يـؤدي إلـى تجربـة ّتغيـر حيـاة كل منهمـا. Main Cast: Jose Sefami / jose Maria Negri, Javier Escobar / Fermin Marinez / Ines de T Main Cast: Noomen Hamda / Anissa Daoud / Art Director: Pablo Garza Ferial Chamari / Wassila Derri Music: Joaquin Martinez Dop: Frederic de Pontcharra Sound: German Haro Art Director: Amel Rezgui Editing / Animation: Jorge Urdapilleta Music: issam krimi Production Manager: Ale Garcia, Antonio Urdapilleta Sound: Moez Cheikh Editing / Animation: Laurent Rochette Production Manager: APA Executive Producer: Olfa Ben Achour

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Games People Play God Save The Queen

Showing on May 1st, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 2nd, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 3rd, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 3rd, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Dawn Westlake Director: Michel Zarazir Country: Unites States Country: Lebanon Year: 2014 Year: 2013 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 8 min Timing: 13 min

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A married couple vows never to speak another cross word, but playing When the Queen of comes to Lebanon. some is not off the table. عندما تزور ملكة إنكلترا لبنان. زوجـان يقسـمان علـى عـدم ّالتفـوه بأيـة كلمـة متقاطعـة. غيـر ان ذلـك ال يعنـي أن لعـب بعـض منهـا غيـر وارد. Main Cast: Jeanne-d’Arc Zarazir Dop: Nadim Messihi Main Cast: Dawn Westlake / David Rasowsky / Mark Jacobson Sound: Christian Issa Dop: Jon Carr Editing / Animation: Michel Zarazir Art Director: Dawn Westlake Production Manager: Antoine Zarazir Music: Gregory Johnson Sound: Cary Daniels Editing / Animation: Jon Carr Production Manager: Dawn Westlake Executive Producer: Ron De Caňa Prods, INC

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Golden Kingdom Helwan… I

Showing on May 3rd, at 8pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 2nd, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 4th, at 11am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 3rd, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Brian Perkins Director: Mohammed Adel Country: United States Country: Egypt / France Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Long Fiction Genre: Short Documentary Timing: 103 min Timing: 15 min

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Four young Monks in a Myanmar monastery embracing the world. The movie is about Helwan, one of the greatest and most famous Egyptian cities, and about my relation to it. About the changes it has أربعة رهبان ّشبان يحتضنون العالم في دير في ميانمار. gone through, and its people. Helwan was a wealthy city for the rich, it is now the city of microbus drivers and the like. My story about Helwan Dop: Bella Halben relates to my family’s story and perspective and me living there since my chilhood. Helwan surely has a lot more stories to tell but this is my Music: David C. Hugus own personal story about my city. Sound: Alex Atman القصة عن حلوان، واحدة من أكبر وأشـهر المدن المصرية، قصة عالقتي مع المدينـة، والتغييـرات ّوتبـدل النـاس فيهـا أيضا. كانت حلوان مدينة الباشـوات والطبقة الراقية من الناس، ولكنها اليوم مدينـة البائعيـن، وسـائقي الميكروباصات،والسـكان المحلييـن. قصتـي مـع حلـوان تمتـزج منـذ الصغـر مـع قصتـي مـع منظـور عائلتـي عـن المدينـة. وبالتأكيـد فقـدت حلـوان الكثيـر مـن القصـص، ولكـن هـذه قصتـي، قصتـي الخاصـة حولهـا.

Main Cast: Helwan as a city is the main character in my film Dop: Gasser Sallam / Mohammed Adel / Mona Adel / Ahmed Magdy / Ali Mohsen Art Director: Naima Bouferkas Music: Renaud Chackal Sound: Naima Bouferkas Editing / Animation: Naima Bouferkas Production Manager: Mohammed Adel Executive Producer: Mohammed Adel

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Her, Him, and the Other… Home Is Where My Age Is

Showing on May 4th, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 3rd, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 5th, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 4th, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Salma Dhaybi Director: Strelec / Jukic Country: Lebanon Country: Croatia Year: 2014 Year: 2013 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Short Documentary Timing: 15 min Timing: 22 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

Living in a stillness of emotions and feelings of a failing marriage; the Three life backgrounds and three different ways of thinking related wife engages in an “affair” with an outcast, who shakes her world and to one story. This film shows how entirely different people: a poet, a brings it back to life. window and a married couple end up in the same place, in one home for elderly people, where they are doomed to wait for their death. This جمـود العواطـف والمشـاعر بسـبب زواج فاشـل. يدفـع الزوجـة إلقامة عالقة ,documentary scratches under the dull surface of third age people مـع منبـوذ ّيهـز عالمهـا ويعيدهـا مـرة أخرى إلـى الحياة. reveals their specific personalities by showing their everyday lives and it gives them the opportunity to be themselves and not just old. ثـالث خلفيـات حيـاة وثالثـة طـرق مختلفـة في التفكير مرتبطـة بقصة واحدة. / Main Cast: Yara fares / Daniel Balabane ويبيـن هـذا الفيلـم إختـالف النـاس التـام: شـاعر وأرملـة وزوجيـن يصبحـان Hassan Mrad فـي نهايـة المطـاف فـي نفـس المـكان، فـي منـزل للمسـنين، حيـث يحكـم Dop: Mansour Aoun عليهـم انتظـار موتهـم. هـذا الوثائقـي يخدش السـطح الممل لحياة المسـنين، ويكشـف شـخصياتهم الخاصـة مـن خـالل إظهـار حياتهـم اليوميـة وذلـك ليتيـح Art Director: Jimmy Bou Eid لهـم الفرصـة ليكونـوا أنفسـهم وليـس فقـط مجـرد أشـخاص طاعنيـن فـي Music: Karina Eid ّالسـن. Sound: Johnny Farah Editing / Animation: Nadim Khairallah Production Manager: Julien Issa Main Cast: Ivka Ljubic / Ivica Jembrih / Antun I Executive Producer: Rita Geagae Stefanija Varga Dop: Anja Strelec Art Director: Anja Strelec / Tomislava Jukic Sound: Tomislava Jukic Editing / Animation: Anja Strelec Production Manager: Vanja Jambrovic

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Kamila Nabat

Showing on May 5th, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 5th, at 8pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 6th, at 9am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 6th, at 11am - Beit El Fan

Director: Nina Mikesková Director: Elchin Musaoglu Country: Czech Republic Country: Azerbaijan Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Long Fiction Timing: 19 min Timing: 105 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

Kamila is 30 years old. She still lives with her parents, and hates her Nabat and her husband Iskender, an old and sick ex-forestry worker, live job and her life. in a small isolated house far from the village. War has been raging for Everything seems hopeless until she meets young Mikel... some time and their son has been killed at the front. Their sole means of survival is the sale of milk from their only cow that Nabat takes to the village every couple of days. As the shadow of war envelopes the region عمر كاميال ثالثون ً.عاما وال تزال تعيش مع والديها وتكره عملها وحياتها. the village is slowly deserted by its inhabitants. Following Iskender’s كل شيء في حياتها يبدو من دون جدوى إلى أن تلتقي بالشاب مايكل. death Nabat has to survive in a now abandoned village under the regard of a she-wolf... Main Cast: Iveta Jirickova / Vostech Harbak / نابـات وزوجهـا إسـكندر ، عامـل غابـة سـابق عجـوز ومريـض، يعيشـان فـي بيت Gabriela Helcova صغيـر معـزول وبعيـد عـن القريـة. كانـت الحـرب في اوجها حين قتـل إبنها على الجبهـة. وكانـت سـبل تاميـن العيـش تتوفـر فقط في بيع الحليـب من بقرتهم Dop: Tomas Jeunek الوحيـدة الـذي كانـت نابـات تأخذهـا إلى القرية كل عـدة أيام.وبينما يخيم ظل Art Director: Anna Hruskova الحـرب علـى المنطقـة تصبـح القريـة خاليـة مـن سـكانها ًتدريجيـا. وبعـد مـوت Music: Sarka Geroldova إ سـكندر توجـب علـى نابـات العيـش فـي قريـة مهجورة تحرسـها أنثـى ذئب... Sound: Jan Kaluzny / Jana coufalova Editing / Animation: Matej Beran / Nina Mikeskova Production Manager: Jakub Vacik / Marek Dusil Main Cast: Fatemeh Motamed Arya / Vidadi Aliyev / Sabir Mamadov / Farhad Executive Producer: Tomas Pesua (FAMU) Israfilov Dop: Abdulrahim Besharat Art Director: Shahin Hasanli Music: Hamed Sabet Sound: Bahman Ardalan Editing / Animation: Babak Shirinsefat Production Manager: Aref Safarov Executive Producer: Aref Safarov

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Rails Red Carpet

Showing on May 2nd, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 2nd, at 11am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 3rd, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 5th, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Panagiotis Charamis Director: Reza Attaran Country: Greece Country: Iran Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Long Fiction Timing: 9 min Timing: 80 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

Rails tells the story of Dimitris, a long-term unemployed and seriously Red Carpet is a tragicomedy about a stage-struck, 3rd degree Iranian ill man in his late 50s, who is pushed to his limit in the heavily crisis- actor and playwright, who is madly fond of Steven Spielberg and who striken small town of Drama, in Northern Greece. decides to go to Cannes Film Festival 2013 to meet Spielberg and ask him to help become famous. He has also written a comedy scenario for »قضبـان« يـروي قصـة ديميتـري رجـل فـي أواخـر الخمسـينيات مريـض بشـدة Woody Allen; he knows he will also be in Cannes and he believes that وعاطـل عـن العمـل منـذ زمـن بعيـد، فـي قريـة درامـا الصغيـرة المنكوبـة if Allen likes his scenario he will get to be an international and famous بسسـب األزمـة فـي شـمال اليونـان. artist...

السـجادة الحمـراء: درامـا كوميديـة عـن ممثـل وكاتـب سـيناريو إيرانـي مـن Main Cast: Panagiotis Tsetinis / Stavros Batzelas الدرجـة الثالثـة يتـوق للشـهرة فـي عالـم السـينما. وبمـا انـه مغـرم بسـتيفن George Papoutsis / Vaso Iordanidou / سـبيلبيرغ، يقـرر الذهـاب إلـى مهرجـان كان السـينمائي للعـام 2013 للقائـه Dop: George Kasolas ً ً ً وطلـب المسـاعدة منـه لكـي يصبـح مشـهورا. كتـب أيضـا سـيناريو كوميديـا Art Director: Panagiotis Charamis لـوودي ألـن وكان يعـرف انـه فـي كان. ًمعتقـدا ان إعجـاب ”ألـن“ بهـذا السـيناريو سـيجعل منـه ًفنانـا ًعالميـا ًمشـهورا. بصعوبـة، يحصـل علـى تأشـيرة Music: Spyros Koudounis, Giannis شـينغين ليشـتري هديـة إيرانيـة )الفسـتق(... Koudounis Sound: Dimitris Papadopoulos / Baris Yilkan / Sinan Berksos Editing / Animation: Panagiotis charamis Main Cast: Reza Attaran Production Manager: Kyriakos Charamis Dop: Ahmad Ahmadi Executive Producer: Panagiotis Charamis Music: Hamid Reza Sadri Sound: Saeed Ahmadi / Farshid Ahmadi / Jahan Azari Editing / Animation: Mohamad Tavakoli

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Stones Studio Beirut

Showing on May 1st, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 1st, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 2nd, at 9am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 2nd, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Vincenzo Caricari Director: Mokhtar Beyrouth Country: Italy Country: Lebanon Year: 2014 Year: 2013 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 20 min Timing: 10 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

A kid, back from school, finds the house door closed. So, he decides to Toufic, a young photographer and owner of “Studio Beirut” is threatened walk around his little old town, making troubles... when the mayor installs the city’s first Photobooth next door. توفيـق، المصـور الشـاب وصاحـب »سـتوديو بيـروت« يصبـح ًمهـددا عندمـا .Inspired by the novel «Cinci», by Luigi Pirandello يقـوم رئيـس البلديـة بتثبيـت أول كشـك تصويـر للمدينـة فـي جـواره. ولـد يجـد بـاب المنـزل مقف ًـال عنـد عودتـه مـن المدرسـة. لـذا ّيقـرر التجول في أنحـاء قريتـه الصغيـرة القديمـة ًمفتعال المشـاكل... Main Cast: Charbel Kamel / Bshara Atallah مستوحى من قصة » شينشي« للويجي بيرانديللو. Dop: Elie Kamal Main Cast: Pasquale Catalano / Alessandro Art Director: Mokhtar Beyrouth / Abed Hasbini Catalano Music: Fabio Khoury Dop: Vincenzo Caricari Sound: Nada Toutonji / Lama Sawaya Art Director: Vincenzo Caricari Editing / Animation: Tina Zaccour Sound: Antonio Romeo Production Manager: Terry Chalouhi Editing / Animation: Vincenzo Caricari Executive Producer: Rami Ouzon Production Manager: Vincenzo Caricari Executive Producer: Vincenzo Caricari

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Taksim The Drought Land

Showing on May 3rd, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 3rd, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 4th, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: JoBeranger / Christian Pfahl Director: Assaas Khoueiry Country: France Country: Lebanon Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Long Documentary Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 52 min Timing: 12 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

At the heart of Istanbul’s Gezi Park, on Taksim Square, some dozen A man, A plant and a city. tree defenders will launch in May 2013, a protest movement that will رجل، نبتة ومدينة. conquer Turkey as a whole and oppose the authoritarian power. في وسط حديقة غيزي في اسطنبول، في ساحة تقسيم، بعض المدافعين Main Cast: Nour Barakat عـن مجموعـة أشـجار سـيطلقون فـي ايـار ،2013 حركـة االحتجـاج التـي سـوف Dop: Mansour Aoun تجتـاح تركيـا كلها وتعارض السـلطة االسـتبدادية. Art Director: Carlo Kassabian Dop: Christian Pfohl Music: Georges Nehme Sound: Jolelion Sound: Zuheir Helou Editing / Animation: Emmanuel Zelez Editing / Animation: Assaad Khoueiry Production Manager: Christian Pfohl / Marc Boyer / Production Manager: Natacha Rizk Isabelle Chesneau / Hernan Mazzeo Executive Producer: Rana Kousseifi / Benoit

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The Little Cousteau The Offer

Showing on May 1st, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 3rd, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 2nd, at 9am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 4th, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Jakub Kouril Director: Moira Pitteloud Country: Czech Republic Country: Switzerland Year: 2013 Year: 2014 Genre: Animation Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 8 min Timing: 14 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

This short animated film about a little boy who longs for deep-sea Sami is about to accept a job in the Swiss Bureau of Intelligence, at the adventures in a snow-covered city is a homage to Jacques Cousteau. risk of betraying the values at the heart of his family history. سـام علـى وشـك قبـول عـرض عمـل فـي مكتـب المخابـرات السويسـرية يـدور فيلـم الكرتـون القصيـر هـذا حـول صبـي صغيـر يتـوق إلـى مغامـرات فـي والمخاطـرة بخيانـة القيـم التـي تشـكل صميـم تاريـخ عائلتـه. اعمـاق البحـار فـي ميدنـة يغمرهـا الثلـج. الفيلـم هـو تحيـة لجـاك كوسـتو.

Art Director: Jakub Kuril Main Cast: Abel Jafri / Mehdi Djaadi Music: Marek Gabriel Hruska Dop: Leonardo Monti Sound: Vladimir Chorvatovic Art Director: Rabah Moulay Editing / Animation: Roman Tesacek Sound: Eric Ghersinu / Philippe Ciompi Production Manager: Bara Prikaska Executive Producer: FAMU Prague

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The Raisins The Shebabs of Yarmouk

Showing on May 3rd, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 2nd, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 4th, at 9am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 6th, at 12pm - Beirut Arab University

Director: Raymond Aftimos Director: Axel Salvatori-Sinz Country: Lebanon Country: France Year: 2014 Year: 2013 Genre: Animation Genre: Long Documentary Timing: 17 min Timing: 78 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

A poor, unsuspecting, nice and naïve young man, who works in a dry In Yarmouk (Syria), the Shebabs, a small group of boys & girls, have fruit and raisin store, finds himself fired. been friends since they were teens. Now on the eve of adulthood, they But when the nearby sea offers him incredible gifts, his perspective on have a genuine thirst for life, while being all confronted to intricate life will change fiercely... situations. Between the need for freedom and sticking to the group, between longing for revolt and the prospect of a well-ordered life, .choices are hard شـاب فقيـر، لطيـف وسـاذج يعمـل فـي متجر للفاكهـة والعنـب المجفف يجد نفسـه ًمطرودا مـن العمل. فـي اليرمـوك )سـوريا( مجموعـة صغيرة من الشـبان والشـابات كانوا أصدقاء ولكـن حيـن ّيقـدم لـه البحـر المجاورهدايـا ال تصـدق ّسـتتغير نظرتـه للحيـاة منـذ ّسـن المراهقـة. اليـوم وعشـية عمـر النضـوج، لديهم عطـش أصيل للحياة بشـكل عنيـف... بينمـا يواجهـون األوضـاع ّالمعقـدة. حيـث تصبـح الخيـارات صعبـة بيـن الحريـة والتقيـد بالمجموعـة، وبيـن التـوق ّللتمـرد وآفـاق حيـاة ّمنظمة. Main Cast: Nader Moussaly / Jamale Abou Hamad Dop: Axel Salvatori-Sinz Dop: Christopher Kechichian Art Director: Axel Salvatori-Sinz Art Director: Nader Moussaly Music: Reem Kelani / Stormtrap Music: Fabio Khoury Sound: Axel Salvatori-Sinz Sound: Thierry Diab Editing / Animation: Aurélie Jourdan Editing / Animation: Raymond Aftimos Production Manager: Magali Chirouze Production Manager: IESAV / Wadih Aftimos / Josette Aftimos Executive Producer: Axel Salvatori-Sinz

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The Shelter of Grapes of Wrath The Suitcase

Showing on May 1st, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 4th, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 3rd, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 5th, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Nour Wahid Director: Pier Paolo Paganelli Country: Lebanon Country: Italy Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Short Documentary Genre: Animation Timing: 14 min Timing: 15 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

Qana, 18 April 1996. Secluded from the rest of the world in a bare and anonymous room, an Israel bombing of UN premises in South Lebanon. old man recalls the most important moments of his life thanks to the memories contained in a mysterious suitcase. قانا، 18 نيسان 1996 منعـزل عـن باقـي العالـم فـي غرفـة عاريـة و مجهولـة، يحـاول رجـل عجـوز ّتذكـر إسرائيل تقصف منشآت األمم المتحدة في جنوب لبنان. اهـم لحظـات حياتـه بفضـل ذكريـات محفوظـة داخـل حقيبـة غامضـة.

Dop: Antoine Remy Main Cast: Roberto Herlitzka / Rodolfo Bianchi / Sound: Joe Abdel Hak Alex Polodori / Ricardo Suarez Editing / Animation: Nour Wahid Dop: Gianmarco Rossetti Art Director: Guglielmo Trautvetter Music: Matteo Malferrari Sound: Giovani Frezza Editing / Animation: Davide Rossetti / Giacomo Giuriato

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The Thirst The Tree

Showing on May 4th, at 4pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 4th, at 6pm - Beit El Fan Showing on May 5th, at 9am - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 5th, at 11am - Safadi Cultural Centre

Director: Omar Hashmy Director: Sonja Prosenc Country: Egypt Country: Slovenia Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Long Fiction Timing: 22 min Timing: 90 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

The movie is about the problems of slums and poverty in Egypt and the Two brothers find themselves imprisoned in their own home as a abduction of children and the bargains made with their parents. threat of a blood feud sets new rules of life. Stretched between the imagination of little Veli, the struggles of mother Milena, and the يدورالفيلـم عـن مشـاكل العشـوائيات والفقـر فـي مصـر ومشـكلة خطـف dilemmas of a teenage boy Alek, the story reveals how absurd their األطفـال ومسـاومه األهالـي مقابلهـم new reality is. Without ever seeing the neighbours that declared the feud, we sense Main Cast: Khaled Kamal / Amira El Sherif / the air is thick with menace and the boys are only safe behind the Haitham abed / Yassmine Rohayem walls of their own house and yard. As time vanishes from their home, Dop: Eslam El Essawy the shelter becomes a prison. However, nothing can keep the children from dreaming and yearning to be free and the urge to make a decision Music: Samy Sayed seems inevitable. Sound: Mohamad Ragab أخـوان يجـدان نفسـيهما مسـجونان فـي منزلهمـا بينمـا تضـع عملية ثـأر قوانين حيـاة جديـدة. ممزقيـن بيـن خيـال فيلـي الصغير وكفـاح األم ميلينـا ومعضالت Editing / Animation: Ahmed Salah المراهـق أليـك تٌ ظهـر القصـة غرابة واقعهـم الجديد. مـن دون رؤيـة الجيـران الذيـن أعلنـوا الثـار نشـعر ان األجـواء يملؤهـا التهديـد. واألوالد بأمـان فقـط خلـف جـدران منزلهـم وحديقتهـم. مـع إنقضـاء الوقـت فـي منزلهـم يصبـح الملجـأ ًسـجنا. غيـر ان ال شـيء يمنـع األوالد مـن الحلـم والتـوق الـى الحريـة ويصبـخ إتخـاذ قـرار امـر محتّ ـم.

Main Cast: Katarina Stegnar / Jernej Kogovesk / Lukas Matija Ursic Dop: Mitja Ličen Music: Janez Dovč Sound: Julij Zornik Editing / Animation: Miloš Kalusek Production Manager: Vasja Kokelj Executive Producer: Rok Sečen 42 www.tripoli-filmfestival.org www.tripoli-filmfestival.org 43 2015

Thread Troubled Waters

Showing on May 3rd, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 5th, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 4th, at 9am - Beit El Fan Showing on May 6th, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Virginia Kennedy Director: Toufic Khreich Country: Malaysia Country: Lebanon Year: 2014 Year: 2013 Genre: Short Fiction Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 16 min Timing: 25 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

A lonely Chinese tailor is taunted by her own special gift that attracts Twenty-seven years away, Eskandar comes back. desperate customers. This gift comes at price to the tailor and those Once in Beirut, he is haunted by his childhood memories, which bounce who seek out her services. The customers have to sacrifice a part of him between the past and the present. The same experiences that sent their lives for what ever they wish for. The cost to the tailor is she is him away as a child, lead him back as an adult. trapped in her tailor shop unable to leave. She dreams of the outside بعد مرور سبعة وعشرين ًعاما يعود إسكندر. world and an opportunity to escape. When a young man enters her مـا ان يصـل إلـى بيـروت حتـى تطـارده ذكريـات الطفولـة التـي تؤرجحـه بيـن .shop, waiting his pants altered, the girl naively sees a chance to escape الماضـي والحاضـر. التجـارب نفسـها التـي أرسـلته بعيدا حيـن كان صغيرا عادت لترجعـه حيـن أصبـح ًبالغـا. خياطـة صينيـة وحيـدة هـي محـطّ سـخرية بسـبب موهبتها الخاصـة التي تجذب الزبائـن اليائسـين. هـذه الموهبـة لهـا ثمـن إن كان للخياطـة او للزبائـن الذيـن يطلبـون خدماتهـا. علـى الزبائـن التضحيـة بجـزء من حياتهم مقابـل األمنية التي Main Cast: Rodrigue Sleiman / Camille Salameh طلبوهـا وفـي المقابـل يتحتّ ـم علـى الخياطـة البقـاء محجوزة في مشـغلها غير قـادرة علـى المغـادرة. تحلـم بالعالـم الخارجـي وبفرصـة للهـروب. حيـن يدخـل Dop: Houd Gorani شـاب إلـى المتجـر ليطلـب إجـراء تعديـل علـى بنطالـه تـرى القتـاة بسـذاجة Art Director: Petra Bou Sleiman فرصـة للهـروب. Music: Karim Douwadi Main Cast: Chua Thien See / Alfred Loh Sound: Miryam Chayeb Dop: Eric Yeong Editing / Animation: Simon El Haber Art Director: Ho Chee Siang Production Manager: Nour Hassan Music: Maveriq Executive Producer: Lara Ayoub Sound: Ram Nabil Shawn Chia Editing / Animation: The Common IST Production Manager: Jessica Boorman Executive Producer: Jacie Tan / Virginia Kennedy

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We Are Alive Wintry Spring

Showing on May 1st, at 6pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 5th, at 4pm - Safadi Cultural Centre Showing on May 6th, at 9am - Beit El Fan

Director: Pascale Hannoyer Director: Mohamed Kamel Country: France Country: Egypt Year: 2013 Year: 2014 Genre: Short Documentary Genre: Short Fiction Timing: 56 min Timing: 15 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

They are a band of 10 to 17 years, the streets is their playground and Nour, a schoolgirl who lives alone with her father, goes through a crisis their means of survival. In Rio de Janeiro, Pixote and his friends expect when she suddenly becomes a Woman and cannot tell her dad who nothing the next minute, but laugh, run, spit, love, fight, and cast into cannot understand this change that occurred in their life, which results the sea. in tension between them. نـور تلميـذة مدرسـة تعيـش بمفردهـا مـع والدهـا ّوتمـر بأذمـة عندمـا تنضـج هـم عصابـة تتـراوح أعمارهـم بيـن 10 و 17 ًعامـا، الشـوارع هـي ملعبهـم فجـأة وتصبـح امـرأة تعجـز عـن إخبـار والدهـا ليصبـح هـذا األخيـر ًعاجـزا عـن فهـم ووسـيلتهم للبقـاء علـى قيـد الحيـاة. فـي ريـو دي جانيـرو ال ّيتوقـع بيكسـوت التغييـرات التـي تحصـل فـي حياتهمـا ممـا يـؤدي إلـى نشـؤ توتـر بينهمـا. وأصدقائـه ًشـيئا فـي الدقيقـة التاليـة، سـوى الضحـك، الجـري، البصق، الحب، القتـال، والرمـي فـي البحـر.

Main Cast: Ahmad Kamal / Eman Moustafa Editing / Animation: Sofia Karam, Pascale Hannoyer Dop: Raouf Abd-Al-Aziz Production Manager: L’atelier Documentaire Art Director: Eslam Hassan Shawky Executive Producer: L’atelier Documentaire Sound: Khaled Bebo Editing / Animation: Wessam Wajih El-Lethy Production Manager: Islam Al-Dakhakhny Executive Producer: Ali Fayez

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Vicenta The Denied Yazidi Festival

Showing on May 6th, at 10am - Beirut Arab University Showing on May 6th, at 10:30am - Beirut Arab University

Director: Carla Valencia Director: Emanuela Del Re Country: Ecuador Country: Italy Year: 2013 Year: 2014 Genre: Animation Genre: Short Documentary Timing: 5 min Timing: 37 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

A woman from the countryside migrates from Bolivia to Chili where she Due to serious threats following terrorist attacks that had taken washes clothes to earn a living as a single mother, she faces poverty by place in Iraqi Kurdistan in previous days, The Jazhna Jamaye”, the herself... Years later, during Pinochet’s military dictatorship, she loses most significant” religious festival of the Yazidi, ancient peaceful her son while he was detained as a political prisoner. and consistent minority in Iraqi Kurdistan, has been canceled by the authorities for security reasons...

Music: Alfredo Mora Sound: Franz Córdova Sound: Ruben Lagattolla Editing / Animation: Carla Valencia / Carlos Julio Sánchez Editing / Animation: Ruben Lagattolla Producer: María-José Elizalde Executive Producer: Emanuela Del Re

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10949 Women Tripoli... Art, Memory and Peace

Showing on May 6th, at 3pm - Beirut Arab University Showing on May 6th, at 5pm - Beirut Arab University

Director: Nassima Ghessoum Director: Shehab Abbas Country: France / Algeria Country: Lebanon Year: 2014 Year: 2014 Genre: Long Documentary Genre: Long Documentary Timing: 75 min Timing: 50 min

Synopsis: Synopsis:

In Algiers, Nassima Habla a forgotten heroine of the Algerian revolution, History is usually written by governing authorities that have the power tells me her story of a woman in the war, her fight for an independent and the money... But the “memory” is written by ordinary people... Algeria. 10949 Women is foremost a story about and between women, but also a universal story that answers freedom questions. Pilot project by: Cross Arts NGO, Tripoli Lebanon Dop: Nassima Guessoum / Houssem Bokhari Sound: Nassima Guessoum / Houssem Bokhari Editing / Animation: Houssem Bokhari Executive Producer: Joanna Sitkowska

50 www.tripoli-filmfestival.org www.tripoli-filmfestival.org 51 Official Program Official Program

Safadi Cultural Centre - Tripoli Safadi Cultural Centre - Tripoli A Weekend Studio Beirut The Little Rails Cutting Grass The Shelter of 28 min Getaway 15 min 8 min Cousteau 9 min 12 min 15 min Grapes of Wrath

4 PM Beirut in Stones Games Helwan… I God Save the 29 min 15 min Two Words 20 min 9 AM 8 min People Play 13 min Queen

The Shelter of May 1 May Cutting Grass Games Beach Flags 12 min 8 min People Play 15 min Grapes of Wrath 14 min Friday, Friday, 6 PM We Are Alive Black Moon

56 min 11 AM 104 min Opening Movie: May 3 May 8 PM 100 min Single, Married, Divorced Aram The Raisins The Offer 20 min 17 min 15 min Sunday, Sunday, Beit El Fan - Mina 4 PM Home Is Where Thread The Drought A Weekend Studio Beirut The Little 22 min My Age Is 17 min 12 min Land 28 min Getaway 15 min 8 min Cousteau Border

9 AM Beirut in Stones 50 min 29 min Two Words 20 min 6 PM Taksim Red Carpet 52 min

11 AM 75 min Golden Kingdom

8 PM 103 min Rails Helwan… I God Save the May 2 May

9 min 15 min 13 min Queen Beit El Fan - Mina

4 PM After Tomorrow Aram The Raisins The Offer Saturday, Saturday, 54 min 20 min 17 min 15 min

Beach Flags 9 AM Home Is Where Thread The Drought 14 min 22 min My Age Is 17 min 12 min Land

6 PM The Shebabs of Yarmouk Golden Kingdom

78 min 11 AM 103 min Black Moon May 4 May 8 PM 104 min A Big Star The Suitecase Her, Him, and 24 min 15 min 15 min the Other… Monday, Monday, 4 PM The Thirst Bang Bang 22 min 20 min

The Tree

6 PM 90 min

Dead Man’s Hand

8 PM 90 min

Please come early, screening sessions start on time. No entrance allowed after the session has started. Please do not leave your seats before the lights are on.

Animation Long Fiction Long Documentary تبدأ العروض في األوقات المحددة ًتماما. من غير المسموح الدخول الى العروض بعد ابتدائها . Short Fiction Short Documentary من غير المسموح مغادرة القاعة قبل إنارة االضواء.

52 53 Official Program Special Screening - open air

Safadi Cultural Centre - Tripoli May 4, 7:30 PM Baal El Darawish, Beb El-Tebbaneh, Tripoli, Lebanon May 6, 7:30 PM Riva, Jabal Mohsen, Tripoli, Lebanon A Big Star The Suitecase Her, Him, and 24 min 15 min 15 min the Other…

9 AM The Thirst Bang Bang Aubade The Raisins Studio Beirut 22 min 20 min 5 min 17 min 10 min

The Tree Father Troubled Aubade

11 AM 90 min 18 min 25 min Waters 5 min May 5 May Boles Father Troubled

13 min 18 min 25 min Waters Tuesday, Tuesday, 4 PM Kamila Wintry Spring 19 min 16 min

Red Carpet

6 PM 75 min

Nabat

8 PM 105 min

Beit El Fan - Mina “Women & Conflict” - theme day Boles Father Troubled

13 min 18 min 25 min Waters

9 AM Kamila Wintry Spring May 6 Beirut Arab University, Tripoli Campus, Lebanon

May 6 May 19 min 16 min

Nabat Vicenta The Denied The Shebabs of

11 AM 105 min 5 min 38 min Yazidi Festival 78 min Yarmouk Wednesday, Wednesday, 10:00 AM 10:30 AM 12:00 PM Dead Man’s Hand 10949 Tripoli... Arts, Memory & Peace 4 PM 90 min 75 min Women 50 min 03:00 PM 05:00 PM

Please come early, screening sessions start on time. No entrance allowed after the session has started. Please do not leave your seats before the lights are on.

Animation Long Fiction Long Documentary تبدأ العروض في األوقات المحددة ًتماما. من غير المسموح الدخول الى العروض بعد ابتدائها . Short Fiction Short Documentary من غير المسموح مغادرة القاعة قبل إنارة االضواء.

54 55 Acknowledgments

Georges Nasr Issam Kalaoun Festival Honorary President President of the Jury

المديرية العامة لألمن العام مكتب شؤون اإلعالم

Elias Khlat Stephanie Paulikévitch Festival Director Assistant Director / Public Relations

Communication team International Short Film Market Clermont-Ferrand Marco Torni Communication Coordinator / Webmaster

Ms. Daniela Hurábová From the Czech Film Center

Motiaa Hallak Haneen Hussein Press Coordinator Graphic Designer Eugénie Bottereau From the Italian Short Movies National Center

Esper Melhem Official Photographer Ms. Sofía Márquez Moreno From the Mexican Film Institute

Elie Razzouk Ahmad Al Kassar video coordinator Official Videographer Ms. Ana Lampret From the Slovenian Film Centre Logistics team

Mr. Hani Faddoul Abdallah Jokmak Walid Fattal Logistics Coordinator Logistics Assistant 56 57