''Breakfast in Beirut'' is a 2015
documentary film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bil ...
by VioletSkye Films. It was written, directed, and produced by
Farah ALHashem
Farah ALHashim (also Farrah Zaine) is a Kuwaiti- Lebanese filmmaker and journalist based in Paris. ALHashim has been making films since 2011 including ''7 Hours'', which won several awards at film festivals in 2013 and '' Breakfast in Beirut'' i ...
.
Background
ALHashem is a
Lebanese-
Kuwait
Kuwait (; ar, الكويت ', or ), officially the State of Kuwait ( ar, دولة الكويت '), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated in the northern edge of Eastern Arabia at the tip of the Persian Gulf, bordering Iraq to the nort ...
i filmmaker who has made seven short films since 2011 including ''7 Hours'', which won several awards at
film festival
A film festival is an organized, extended presentation of films in one or more cinemas or screening venues, usually in a single city or region. Increasingly, film festivals show some films outdoors. Films may be of recent date and, depending upon ...
s in 2013. She has a degree in journalism from
Lebanese American University
The Lebanese American University (LAU) ( ar, الجامعة اللبنانية الأميركية) is a secular and private American university located in Lebanon. It is chartered by the board of regents of the University of the State of New Y ...
and a MFA degree from
New York Film Academy
New York Film Academy – School of Film and Acting (NYFA) is a private for-profit film school and acting school based in New York City, Los Angeles, and Miami. The New York Film Academy was founded in 1992 by Jerry Sherlock, a former film, t ...
.
In 2014, the official Avant Premiere of ''Breakfast in Beirut'' was held at the Metropolis Sofil Theater in
Beirut
Beirut, french: Beyrouth is the capital and largest city of Lebanon. , Greater Beirut has a population of 2.5 million, which makes it the third-largest city in the Levant region. The city is situated on a peninsula at the midpoint o ...
while the official international premiere in Paris at Le Brady Cinema in April 2016. ''Breakfast in Beirut'' received an honorary recognition by the municipality of
Treviso, Italy
Treviso ( , ; vec, Trevixo) is a city and ''comune'' in the Veneto region of northern Italy. It is the capital of the province of Treviso and the municipality has 84,669 inhabitants (as of September 2017). Some 3,000 live within the Veneti ...
and in collaboration with the Gallery "Made In"
Venice, Italy
Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 bridges. The islan ...
as they decided to name their art festival “''Breakfast in Beirut'' Art Festival” in honor the film and ALHashem.
The cast features Farah ALHashem, Zeina Makki, Layal Badaro, Badih Abou Chakra, Natasha Choufani, Abdelrahim Awji, and Mahmoud Hojej. Awatif Zaine served as the Production Supervisor.
Plot
This film focuses on a Kuwaiti student along with her Lebanese friends. The interviewees share their intimate tales of Beirut mixed with the fictional story of a group of people and the memories of their life in Beirut while expressing their discontent and, at the same time, revealing a deep connection with the city. ''Breakfast in Beirut'' is a series of tales from an inspired life story about a young woman who lost her soul mate. Even though Beirut in 2005 - 2009’s political crisis was a never ending crisis, this young woman found Beirut to be the land of dreams and the safest place on earth for her eternal love to him.
Festivals and awards
Festivals
*Official Selection - Alexandria Film Festival For Mediterranean Countries (Egypt 2015)
*Official Selection - Lebanese Film Festival (Sydney, Australia 2015)
*Official Selection - Lumiere International Film Festival (Rome, Italy 2016)
*Official Selection - CultFest (Mastre, Italy 2016)
*Official Selection - Okaz Cultural Art Festival (2016)
Awards and honors
*Honorable Award - Ministry of Culture (Beirut 2014)
*Special Mention - Jury of Nour Sherif section for Feature Length films at Alexandria Film Festival For Mediterranean Countries (Egypt 2015)
*Top 5 Films that represent Beirut - ''LAHA'' Magazine (2015)
*Nominated "Film of the Year" - Lebanese Film Festival (Sydney, Australia 2015)
*''Breakfast in Beirut'' Art Festival in Venice - Curated by Made in Gallery and Municipality of Treviso as an honorable tribute to ''Breakfast in Beirut'' (2016)
"“Breakfast in Beirut” Nominated Film of the Year"
New York Film Academy. Retrieved 2016-11-30.
References
External links
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Lebanese documentary films
2015 films