Elie Khalifé

Living in Beirut, a highly enthusiastic filmmaker is in a state of hyper inspiration characterized by an overfiow of contrasting ideas. As a consequence, his characters will go through compelling and extraordinary circumstances. To clear his mind, he heads north where a screening of his short films is scheduled in a rural public school. A series of encounters along the way will turn his world upside down.

Yanoosak tells the story of Rudi, an ordinary Swiss German living in Zurich, who decides one day to reside in Beirut in order to meet his soul mate and establish a small business.

A social comedy about four women in their late 30s who have to face the pressure of the society for being singles.

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Farès is a farmer in a small remote village of the Lebanese mountains. He works on the land with the help of his wife Salma and their three children. One day, he wins a contest organised by a brand of paper hankies, and receives a present in an enormous wooden crate. The unexpected gift is destined to change things forever in this once peaceful little village.

The world managed to testify the execution of Romanian leader Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena, on Christmas day after a turmoil of events. At the same time, some viewers doubted the veracity of such actual killings. This short film challenges the notion of reality while adding some fiction to those events.

Tarek, a taxi driver delivers a passenger to an insane asylum called “L’Oisellerie” (aviary) for a brief visit. In this place of peace, whose inmates would like nothing better than their freedom, Tarek finds that leaving is not so easy.