Barakat

Synopsis

People hold the memory of their cities, and vice versa. After-war modern Beirut and its people have lost their anchors towards a memoryless relationship.
Vacant luxury stores and overpriced unoccupied apartments have made the rebuilt city a costly monument of vanity, commodified heritage, and social-delusion.

Director Biography

Manon Nammour is a Lebanese director and production designer, graduated with a degree in filmmaking from Notre Dame University (NDU) Lebanon. Her film, ON THE ROPES (2016) was officially selected in the 69th Locarno film festival in the Pardi Di Domani competition, Dubai International Film Festival and Tampere Film Festival along with other selections. In December 2018, Manon was selected as one of the five “Arab Stars of Tomorrow” an initiative by Screen International UK and Dubai International Film Festival that encourages young talents from the region to develop their professional career. BARAKAT (2019) is Manon’s latest short film.