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See an an an an insightful and
poetic vision of Lebanon through the latest documentary films 
New/Lebanon
Counting Tiles
Cynthia Choucair / / / / Lebanon / / / / 2018 / / / / 86 mins / / / / UK Premiere 18
TheDrift
Maeve Brennan / / / / / Lebanon UK UK / / / / / 2017 / / / / / 51 mins / / / / / UK Festival Premiere / / [S]
Rating TBC
EU bureaucracy is preventing a a a a a clown troupe in in in in Greece from entertaining refugees As they wait Lebanese director Cynthia Choucair muses about her own history as a a a a a a child of war Thu7June/14:00/
PBS America Showroom Showroom Cinema Cinema 3 / / / / / / / / £10/ £10/ £8 Fri 8 8 8 June / / / / / / 9:15 / / / / / / Showroom Showroom Cinema Cinema 1 1 1 1 / / / / / / £10/ £10/ £8 £8 IntheRuinsof PG
Baalbeck Studios
Siska / / / / Lebanon Germany / / / / 2017 / / / / 48 mins / / / / International Premiere Once the the biggest production company in the the Arab world Baalbeck Studios
did not survive Lebanon’s civil war Interweaving audio with damaged archive director Siska creatively revisits its its heyday Tue 12 June / / / / 18:30 / / / / The The Light Cinema 3 3 / / / / £10/ £8 Screening with: The The Drift
Set amongst Lebanon’s densely layered archaeological and
urban sites The Drift
documents three intertwining stories of a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Roman temple guardian an an an an an archaeological conservator and
a a a a a a a young car mechanic Tue 12 June / / / / 18:30 / / / / The Light Cinema 3 3 / / / / £10/ £8 Screening with: In the Ruins of Baalbeck Studios
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