The Sursock Museum and Nadi Lekol Nas is pleased to invite you to the Lebanese premiere of Beirut: Eye of the Storm (2021) in presence of the filmmaker Mai Masri. The screening will be followed by a Q&A with Mai Masri and the featured characters in the film. 

Beirut: Eye of the Storm
Dir. Mai Masri, 2021
74’, Lebanon
AR with EN subtitles

Four young women artists in Beirut document the October 2019 uprising against corruption and sectarian rule: Journalist Hanine, Iraqi camerawoman Lujain, and Noel and Michelle, two artist sisters whose avant-guard songs have made them a voice for their generation. The prevailing mood is one of hope and change. But a few months later, Covid-19 locks down the city, and all optimism evaporates with the massive explosion at Beirut's port. Will the young women be able to hold onto their dream of a new Lebanon? This personal account of a tumultuous period in Lebanese history explores the role of women, creativity and change.