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Simon el habre

Films

Re-Destruction

Re-Destruction

2021 | 45 min | Documentary

Acclaimed Lebanese director Simon El Habre paints a vivid portrait of Beirut post-Civil War, highlighting the impact of the 2020 port explosion.

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Chronic

Chronic

2017 | 87 min | Drama

Omar, a photographer, lost his male lover in an explosion. He turns his experience of loss into an art project.

The Dream

The Dream

1987 | 45 min | Documentary

This poignant and thought-provoking documentary offers a unique and deeply moving insight into the lives of Palestinian refugees in Lebanon.

Welcome Goodbye

Welcome Goodbye

2014 | 82 min | Documentary

Currently, Berlin is experiencing the highest growth rate of tourism in the world, a situation not everyone is happy about.

Berlinized

Berlinized

2012 | 83 min | Documentary

A tour of 1990s’ Berlin, capturing the unique vibe of the club culture and art scene at a very special time in history.

Perret in France and Algeria

Perret in France and Algeria

2012 | 110 min | Documentary

Documentary filmmaker Heinz Emigholz sketches a biography of the French architects and civil engineers Auguste and Gustave Perret and their buildings.

Panoptic

Panoptic

2017 | 70 min | Documentary

Panoptic journeys through Beirut’s underground to expose Lebanon’s quest for modernity amid the obstacles it ignores.

Betongold

Betongold

2013 | 52 min | Documentary

Award-winning investigative documentary combines live action and animation to show the struggle against unscrupulous realtors.

Room Without a View

Room Without a View

2021 | 73 min | Documentary

Slavery has never ended. It has just assumed other names and ways to conceal itself.

Berlin Excelsior

Berlin Excelsior

2018 | 87 min | Documentary

The anonymous Berlin concrete building "Excelsior" is only a temporary stop for its residents, yet some have been living there for more than 50 years.

Teheran Kitchen

Teheran Kitchen

2009 | 17 min | Shorts

Between oversalted soup and grumbling students, three chefs and a kitchen hand toil in the small university cafeteria in Tehran.

Berlin: Hasenheide

Berlin: Hasenheide

2010 | 72 min | Documentary

The Hasenheide in Berlin is a inner-city park that plays home to a colorful mix of urban dwellers: from people walking their dogs to drug dealers.