Following its celebrated world premiere at the 74th Berlinale and successful commercial screenings, Myriam El Hajj’s DIARIES FROM LEBANON is set to return to Metropolis Cinema in Beirut beginning Monday, August 18th, the first of which will be followed with a discussion with Lebanese journalists Joumana Haddad and Ibrahim Totanji.
 
This run of screenings is made possible through a collaboration between MAD Solutions, Nadi Lekol Nas, and Metropolis Cinema, bringing this powerful Lebanese documentary back to local audiences.
 
DIARIES FROM LEBANON is an intimate docudrama in which, in the form of diaries, the filmmaker narrates four tumultuous years of a nation in turmoil, battling to break free from its chains.
 
As the country is shaken by disruptions, personal quests for meaning and survival unfold. How can we continue to dream when the world around us is collapsing?
 
DIARIES FROM LEBANON was written, directed, and co-lensed by El Hajj alongside Jihad Saadé and Mohamed Siam, produced by Sassine of Abbout Productions and Ruszniewski of GoGoGo Films, and edited by Anita Perez and Stéphanie Sicard. The documentary features author and activist Joumana Haddad, Lebanese war veteran Georges Moufarej, and artist and activist Perla Joe Maalouli.
 
Myriam El Hajj is a Lebanese filmmaker whose first feature-length documentary, A TIME TO REST, premiered at Visions du Réel-Nyon in 2015 and screened at several international festivals, winning multiple awards.
 
She teaches cinema at the Lebanese Academy of Fine Arts and is a member of several film commissions, including the CNC and Doha Film Institute. She’s also a founding member of Rawiyat-Sisters in Film — a collective of women filmmakers from the Arab world and the diaspora.
 
As Lebanon strives toward a brighter future, DIARIES FROM LEBANON offers a personal look at its people’s resilience and hopes. This MAD Solutions, Nadi Lekol Nas, and Metropolis Cinema collaboration brings these vital stories home. Don’t miss the documentary starting August 18th at Metropolis Cinema.