Elie Fahed, on cloud nine, during the shooting of a short film. (Credit: Photo provided by the director)
Lebanon, Beirut, women, his birthday ... even the simplest subjects, through the tender and amazed eyes of Elie Fahed, take on another meaning; a poetry layered with both aesthetic and emotional sensitivity that the viewer loves to peel away slowly, watching again and again to prolong the pleasure.With simplicity, whether talking about fashion, the Beirut port explosion, filming Lady Madonna, Elissa, Druze women embroidering Selim Azzam’s collection or other displaced women from the South and elsewhere preparing a traditional dish, he does it in the same way: spontaneously, heartfelt, deeply felt — always beautifully bringing us back to our roots. Like a necessary and grateful journey that reminds him of his own story. The unpretentious path of a happily spoiled child enjoying a simple childhood, in a simple village, in a simple family,...
Lebanon, Beirut, women, his birthday ... even the simplest subjects, through the tender and amazed eyes of Elie Fahed, take on another meaning; a poetry layered with both aesthetic and emotional sensitivity that the viewer loves to peel away slowly, watching again and again to prolong the pleasure.With simplicity, whether talking about fashion, the Beirut port explosion, filming Lady Madonna, Elissa, Druze women embroidering Selim Azzam’s collection or other displaced women from the South and elsewhere preparing a traditional dish, he does it in the same way: spontaneously, heartfelt, deeply felt — always beautifully bringing us back to our roots. Like a necessary and grateful journey that reminds him of his own story. The unpretentious path of a happily spoiled child enjoying a simple childhood, in a simple village, in a simple...
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