Birds of September
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Birds of September (Touyour Ayloul)
A glassed van roams the streets of Beirut, home to a camera that explores the city behind the glass. Along the way, several people are invited to share a personal moment in this moving confessional. Each one comes as a face, a body, a posture, a voice, an attitude, an emotion, a point of view, a memory. Their confessions are true, blunt, and intimate. However, soon enough, the van empties again, and roams Beirut; restlessly looking for something, for someone.
documentary, Sarah Francis, Lebanon/Qatar 2013, 99 min, digital, Arabic with English or French subtitles
Production Sarah Francis in co-production with Doha Film Institute and the support of Screen Institute Beirut and AFAC | Editor Zeina Aboul Hosn, Farah Fayed | Camera Nadim Saoma | Sound Stephane Rives, Sarah Francis | Script Sarah Francis | Music Stephane Rives, Jawad Nawfal, Fadi Tabbal, Paed Conca
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