A scene from the film "Sirât" by Olivier Laxe. (Photo: ©Quim Vives)
The second edition of the Écrans du Sud cycle at Metropolis offers Lebanese audiences, from May 28 to June 6, a program hailing from the four corners of the Global South, as well as encounters with filmmakers. The latest feature by Spanish-French director Oliver Laxe, "Sirāt," will be screened on Tuesday, June 2 at 8 p.m. in the presence of the filmmaker, who made it a point to travel to Lebanon despite current circumstances and who will also hold a master class the following day. His work, at once physical, sensorial and deeply existential, has established him as one of the most unique emerging voices in contemporary cinema. Read more 'The momentum of Palestinian cinema,' a source of pride and heartbreak for Palestinians From the first shot of the film, you know you’re entering a thoroughly anxiety-inducing adventure. Yet...
The second edition of the Écrans du Sud cycle at Metropolis offers Lebanese audiences, from May 28 to June 6, a program hailing from the four corners of the Global South, as well as encounters with filmmakers. The latest feature by Spanish-French director Oliver Laxe, "Sirāt," will be screened on Tuesday, June 2 at 8 p.m. in the presence of the filmmaker, who made it a point to travel to Lebanon despite current circumstances and who will also hold a master class the following day. His work, at once physical, sensorial and deeply existential, has established him as one of the most unique emerging voices in contemporary cinema. Read more 'The momentum of Palestinian cinema,' a source of pride and heartbreak for Palestinians From the first shot of the film, you know you’re entering a thoroughly anxiety-inducing adventure....
