Benghazi Stories

Omar Bushiha, Farag Akwedir, Ibrahim Algouri / United Kingdom, Libya / 2012 / Central European Premiere / 12 min.

synopsis

Three micro-stories from contemporary Libya – specifically the town of Benghazi, stigmatised by the terrorist attack on the American consulate and the death of the American ambassador – present the city during a time of change and offer a look at the life of a used-car salesman, a fisherman on the sea, and a young doctor as she learns to drive a car.

Seen from the air, the cars covered in a fine layer of dust and sand look like toy cars lined up on a shelf. In the words of the jovial salesman, "you can still smell the factory."