Voices Of(f) – Beirut

German title: Voices Of(f) – Beirut
2002, 52 minutes

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ABOUT THE FILM

„After the end of war you start paying the price for war.“

The Lebanese civil war came to an end ten years ago. For 17 years, between 1975 and 1992, it defined daily reality for the Lebanese people. This film does not focus on blood and violence, but their unseen shadows touch every picture, every wish, every attempt to understand.

VOICES OF(F) – BEIRUT presents the thoughts and feelings of five members of the Lebanese war-generation who speak frankly about life, in what was once one of the most war-torn places on earth. Today, the past of Beirut and the present of the war-generation in Lebanon seems destined to become the future of Baghdad, Gaza or Riyad – and its people.

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FURTHER INFORMATION

  • FACTS

    GERMAN TITLE:
    Voices Of(f) – Beirut

    COMPLETION:
    October 2001

    WORLD PREMIERE:
    March, 2002 | Diagonale | Graz (Austria)

    LENGTH:
    52 minutes

    ORIGINAL LANGUAGES:
    English, French, Arabic, German

    VERSIONS:
    OwS German, OwS English

  • POSTER

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  • CREDITS

    with
    Walid S.,
    Christine T.,
    Samer A. H.
    Simone K.
    Monika v. K.
    Tania S. T.
    Nidine R. L. T.
    Fawwaz T.

    writer, director & camera: Marko Doringer
    assistant director, development & second camera: Martin Platzgummer
    interviewer: Alexander Stipsitz
    editing: Charles Lézin, Marko Doringer
    sound: Jeremy Sillett

    sound design & sound mix: Phillipp Hafner, Constantin Zeileissen
    music: Yasmine Hamdan, Zeid Hamdan / Soap Kills
    motion graphics: Daniel Flax
    translation: Ingeborg Hödl, Heiko Wimmen
    production consultant & development: Ronny Zuckermann

    producer: Marko Doringer in association with Jeremy Sillett

  • REVIEWS

    “The film’s clear-cut structure and analytical approach allow the audience to understand post-war Beirut.”
    Jury statement – Diagonale, Festival of Austrian Film

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  • FESTIVALS

    Diagonale ´02
    Austria

    European Film Festival Beirut ´02
    Lebanon

    National Film Museum  – Bradford Int. Film Festival ´02
    England

    Singapore Int. Film Festival ´03
    Singapore

Featured Music

→ Soap Kills
.            by Yasmine Hamdan
.            & Zeid Hamdan
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AWARDS

Best Documentary or Short Film

Special mention | Diagonale 2002

Project Partners

Funded by

Government of Lower Austria
Government of Salzburg

Funded by

City of Salzburg
City of Vienna

Funded by

Lebanon Ministry of Tourism

PRODUCED BY

Filmfabrik Marko Doringer film production
© Austria 2002

PAST DATES

COMPLETION

March 2002

WORLD PREMIERE

March 2002 | Diagonale | Graz (Austria)

INT. PREMIERE

2002 | National Film Museum | Bradford (England)

TV broadcasts

October 2005 | YLE | Finland

Funding Agencies & Project Partners