Here and Perhaps Elsewhere

Synopsis

During the Lebanese civil war, thousands of people disappeared. In most cases, the bodies were not found and the circumstances of their disappearance never known. Today, I travel through Beirut, asking the inhabitants I encounter, one same question: Do you know anyone who was kidnapped here during the war? My investigation carries me through the many districts around the "Green line", which used to divide Beirut between East and West, and where militias set up their checkpoints, the scenes of many kidnappings, and crimes. I thereby attempt to trigger the process of memory and to reveal the multiplicity of existing discourses on the war and the immensity of the drama. As I cross town and discover places laden with history, I draw a personal map of this city.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Lamia Joreige
Production	Producer	Lamia Joreige
Sound	Sound	Rana Eid Carol Issa Ziad Antar
Editing	Editor	Michèle Tyan
Writing	Writer	Lamia Joreige
Department	Role	Name

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