from the press
in L'Orient Today, by Jim Quilty, 08 June 2022
Lyrical documentary
Habre and co-writer Petra Serhal decided that corruption was too sprawling and complex a topic for the 20-25 minute film the commissioners wanted, so he suggested they focus on the reconstruction policies implemented in Lebanon since the end of the Civil War, and the effect of these policies.
From commission to post-production, the project took four months to complete.
Visually, the film combines layers of archival footage and still images.
More challenging for Habre are new images of Beirut he shot with his longtime collaborator Bassem Fayed.
Pretty good for a four-month commission.
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