August 18, 2023 - Filmmaker Chérine Yazbeck (BEIRUT PORT BLAST STORIES)
BEIRUT PORT BLAST STORIES, 30min., Lebanon
Directed by Chérine Yazbeck
This is the story of four people who lost a family member in the Beirut port explosion on August 4, 2020. A fifth person who worked nearly half a century explains the rise and fall of a port that was in the heydays the flagship of the Lebanese economy. The documentary gives voice to the families of victims who bring their brother or sister back to life for a few moments.
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