It was a little after 7 p.m. The roads were congested, all radios turned on. Israeli jets just bombarded the southern suburbs of Beirut following several warning shots. On the forecourt of the Casino du Liban, bathed in the white and unflattering light of the spotlights, camerapeople wear a grim look, sharing videos of black smoke circulating. “My colleague is on the ground in Hadath, and I'm here waiting for second-rate stars,” said one of them, a reporter for a news agency, visibly irritated by the fortuitous unfolding of this spring Sunday.Facing Jounieh Bay, far from the concerns of a stunned capital, the atmosphere was indeed glamorous. Or at least the image some had in mind. Invited to cover the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of the Beirut Women Film Festival (BWFF), about 50 journalists and industry professionals were...