Erased, Ascent of the Invisible
Ghassan Halwani / Lebanon / 2018 / East European Premiere / 76 min.
synopsis
During the Lebanese civil war, thousands of people disappeared without a trace. All that remains are faded photographs and official records that claim that they are still alive. Using static shots and animations, this slow-paced documentary suggests history as a the coexistence of the living with those who are absent.
biography
Ghassan Halwani (1979) lives and works in Beirut. He is best known as the creator of animated films and videos. He is currently helping with the establishment of the Lebanese national archive of missing persons.
more about film
| director: | Ghassan Halwani |
| producer: | Ghassan Halwani |
| photography: | Ghassan Halwani, Inka Dewitz, Carine Doumit, Joan Chaker |
| editing: | Vartan Avakian |
| sound: | Toni Gitani, Rami Sabbagh, Lama Sawaya, Inka Dewitz, Ghassan Halwani |
contact
MEC FILM / Irit Neidhardt / Emdener Strasse 48d / 10551 / Berlin / Germany / +49 30 66 76 67 00 / info@mecfilm.de / www.mecfilm.com
Film at festival
| premiere type: | East European Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2018 |
| section: | Lebanon: Between Ashes and Roses |
| format: | DCP |
| language: | Arabic |
| subtitles: | English |
| colour: | Colour and B&W |
Info
| director: | Ghassan Halwani |
| original title: | Tirss, Rihlat al Sou’oud ila al Mar’ii |
| country: | Lebanon |
| year: | 2018 |
| running time: | 76 min. |
