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Film Info

Ireland, Germany, Lebanon, UK 2023 | 92 min. Director: Stephen Gerard Kelly, Garry Keane
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Co-Production Company

beetz brothers film production

Berlin

Project / Host

German Documentaries

Categories

Documentary

In the Shadow of Beirut

Synopsis

Filmed over four years with unique access to the families within these largely no-go areas and co-directed by Stephen Gerard Kelly (debut film) and Garry Keane (Gaza, 2019), In The Shadow of Beirut is marked by a deep intimacy with its subjects and a bold cinematic style, with much of its visual and character-led storytelling sharing creative DNA with the team’s earlier film, Gaza. Co-Director Stephen Gerard Kelly built up his relationship with the families at the centre of the film over a six-year period.

The film follows its protagonists through the pandemic and the deteriorating economic crisis engulfing the country daily. However, given the storied neighbourhood’s tough history and challenging living conditions, the struggles of the film’s central protagonists began long before the deadly 2020 port explosion rocked the city in which they were born. [REAL FILMS]

Cast & Crew

Festivals/awards

2023
Docs Ireland, winner of docedge FF
Woodstock Film Festival
IFI Documentary Festival
35 Galway Film Fleadh
HIFF32 – Heartland Indianapolis, USA,
Ireland’s submission to the 96th Academy Awards for International Feature, OSCARS

Co-Production Company

beetz brothers film production

Berlin

Cast & Crew

Stephen Gerard Kelly, Garry Keane

Categories

Documentary
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