Souraya, Mon Amour

An endless scan is done on a Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon, revealing different body parts and uncanny stories filled with trauma and anguish. This trip inside the body and the mind of the “refugees” will be creating an apocalyptic poem reflecting a chaotic reality.

An amazing discovery will determine Ahmad to take a difficult and important decision, which will change the course of his life and the life of his family. In the same time, this decision will create an exceptional portray of Beirut today and give Ahmad the opportunity to enter again the world of the old Beirut (before 1975 war), this city that he always dreams to visit…

For half of his life Nicolas, the director, used the camera as confidant to film his video diary. This intimate film shows the strong and, at time, dysfunctional relationship that binds Nicolas to his mother and sister after the death of his father. His sister gets married and moves away from home leaving the mother face to face with her son. But Nicolas is carrying a fear that she knows nothing about.

Lebanon has experienced an economic crisis, political instability, the Beirut explosion and the war between Israel and Hezbollah. How can Lebanese people overcome these traumas? Three young artists from Beirut tell photographer and filmmaker Omar Gabriel their experiences.

In the mountains of Donnieh in Lebanon, a natural grotto full of stalagmites, water and bats is for sale. Alternating between reality and fantasy, it’s a portrait of the grotto, by looking at its inside, surroundings, neighbors, while questioning the future of the grotto.