2023-06-05 21:00:36
Early evening, a Saturday in June. On the 202 steps of the charming Saint-Nicolas staircase – also called Daraj el-fan – friends, lovers and families take advantage of a summer evening to relax in groups, buy snacks and sit on the benches provided for them. arrangement. “The objective was to offer the public a selection of 47 heterogeneous films on a specific theme”, explains Brahim Samaha, painter and founder of the event.
Approaching an existential subject through the seventh art and in all creativity, such is the credo of the Cabriolet Film Festival 2023, which came back in force for its fifteenth edition with the theme of “the house”. Fallout from the global pandemic or soaring prices… This is a cruelly current issue when we know that in 2022, nearly half of Lebanese wanted to emigrate and seek work abroad, according to a study from the Arab Barometer network.
Cinema in the spotlight on the 202 steps of the charming Saint-Nicolas staircase. Photo IS
A poignant selection
Among the approximately 30,000 candidate short films, “a team of volunteers has selected 47 films which leave room for artistic interpretation”, underlines Stéphanie Ghacibeh, in charge of the festival’s digital communication. Interpersonal relationships, relationships with roots and identity, eco-anxiety… Many young directors from all over the world – straddling fiction and documentary – offer a sensitive look at today’s world.
For its fifteenth edition, the programming of the Cabriolet Film Festival has emphasized the theme of “home”. Photo IS
This is the case of director Lynn Tawilé, who is exhibiting her work for the third consecutive edition. His film Un ami (made for a Lebanese brand) suggests slipping into the skin of a bag, friend and confidant, who accompanies the daily life of a young woman. It is also for her “to promulgate culture in an original way within the framework of an event close to the public”.
Whether it’s archive images or animated films, “ultimately, these filmmakers – through the Cabriolet Film Festival – have the power to bring a point of view and change perspectives”, concludes Brahim Samaha. A boon to promote the work of talented young artists.
Early evening, a Saturday in June. On the 202 steps of the charming Saint-Nicolas staircase – also called Daraj el-fan – friends, lovers and families take advantage of a summer evening to relax in groups, buy snacks and sit on the benches provided for them. arrangement. “The objective was to offer the public a selection of 47 heterogeneous films…
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