Beirut over and over again | Beyrouth plusieurs fois
An international touring program of films from and about Beirut with the aim to fundraise for those affected by the Beirut explosion. After screenings in Berlin, Paris, Marseille, Geneva, Rotterdam and Hamburg the program will also be shown in Osnabrück.
Initiated by filmmakers Nour Ouayda (Beirut) and Philip Widmann (Berlin)
EMAF warmly invites you to this very special screening program on 9 September, 8pm at Haus der Jugend, Osnabrück.
Door: 7pm
Tickets: 6 EUR
We kindly ask you to reserve your tickets in advance at Haus der Jugend, but tickets will also be available at the box office. Please also note that, in accordance with the protective measures in effect, you must register before the event begins.
All proceeds from the screening will go to organisations helping those affected by the explosion. If you are unable to attend the screening, you are kindly invited to donate directly to one of the initiatives listed below.
With the kind support of Haus der Jugend, Osnabrück.
- Film program -
Prologue
Hassan Julien Chehouri | 2019 | 30s | Digital | English | Music: Charbel Haber - Crossing the Danube
I made this short video in 2019, shot on my phone from my balcony which overlooks the port. Overlooking the 2700 tons of ammonium nitrate.
Touyour Ayloul طیو †أیلول Birds of September
Sarah Francis | 2013 | 99’ | Digital | Arabic with English subtitles
A glassed van roams the streets of Beirut, home to a camera that explores the city behind the glass. Along the way, several people are invited to share a personal moment in this moving confessional. Each one comes as a face, a body, a posture, a voice, an attitude, an emotion, a point of view, a memory. Their confessions are true, blunt, and intimate. However, soon enough, the van empties again, and roams Beirut; restlessly looking for something, for someone.
– Call for action by Nour Ouyada & Philip Widmann –
Beirut over and over again | Beyrouth plusieurs fois
You may have seen the pictures and videos of the explosion that shook Beirut at 6:08 pm on August 4th. It was larger than anyone can imagine. Till today, there are 178 deaths and thousands of injured and displaced. Many have lost their wives, husbands, kids, lovers, homes and livelihoods. Protests against the encrusted political system represented by the Lebanese government took place after the catastrophe and were answered with more violence, tear gas, rubber bullets, pellets, repression. A state of military emergency was declared and is threatening our freedom to protest and stand against a regime that has literally blown us all up. The regime is still keeping us in the dark as to what really happened at the dock number 12 at the port that day. Meanwhile, we are cleaning up our streets, mourning our dead, worried sick about those that remain unfound and still counting the damages.
The catastrophe has escalated the severe difficulties experienced by many in Lebanon due to political inertia, the collapse of the national economy, and the global pandemic. Many are struggling to survive and need our help to rebuild homes, shops, find shelter and food, replace the work tools that they lost during the blast.
In light of this situation, we have selected several films from and about Beirut to be screened in various cities around the world. The donations collected at these screenings will be put where they’re needed most at the moment, and where they directly help people sustain their livelihoods. All proceeds will be distributed among organisations that offer help to migrant workers, refugees, transgender and LGBTQ, small initiatives offering basic support with food and rebuilding measures, as well as a solidarity fund for the arts.
(Nour Ouayda & Philip Widmann)
- List of Supported Organisations -
All proceeds from the screening will be split equally amongst the following initiatives:
(the list was compiled by Nour Ouayda (Beirut) and Philip Widmann (Berlin) based on resources circulating on multiple platforms during the week after the explosion)
● Egna Legna Besidet እኛ ለኛ በስደት
Fundraising for food and medicine for domestic workers affected by the explosion. Community-based feminist organisation working in Lebanon and Ethiopia and led by a former domestic worker.
● Sawa for Development and Aid
Lebanese organisation that works with Syrian refugees in Lebanon.
● Disaster Relief for the transgender community
● Funding campaign for LGBTQ victims of the Beirut Explosion
● Matbakh El Balad
Group of volunteer activists running food distribution.
● Basmeh and Zeitooneh for Relief and Development
A foundation that supports the most marginalized communities in the Middle East.
● Lebanon Solidarity Fund by the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture (AFAC) and Cultural Resource (Al Mawred al Thaquafi)
An international fundraising campaign to support the culture and the arts community within Beirut under the Lebanon Solidarity Fund. The raised funds will be fully channelled to support affected arts and culture organizations and spaces based on the identification of urgent needs. The fund will also support individual artists who lost their homes, instruments and equipment.
