"Cilama" is how people referred to Cinema in the popular dialect in Tripoli. It was the beating heart of the city between the thirties and the closing years of the 20th century.
I make my way to the capital of North Lebanon, in search of "Cilama", its consecrated temples, its rites, its love stories, and its war stories suspended in time.
Will I find a screen with moving images?
Production:
ZAC Films (Lebanon)/ Aljazeera Documentary Channel (Qatar)
Duration: 89 min.
Festival: Cairo International Film Festival, El Gouna Film Festival (Egypt), Arab Creativity Festival (Egypt), Beirut Art Film Festival, Ecrans du Reel (Beirut)
Awards: Best Directing Award-Arab Creativity Festival 2024, Egypt.
Quote: "Cilama is not just a documentary. It’s an engaging blend of history that stirs personal reflections and nostalgia”. (Soha Hesham-Al Ahram)
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