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BEIRUT ART FILM FESTIVAL
4 - 14 November 2025
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WEEK ONE WEEK TWO
Tuesday 04 November Monday 10 November
18:30 Alhambra, le trésor du dernier sultanat d’Espagne Spain, France, 2024, 18:00 John Singer Sargent : Fashion & Swagger, UK, 2024, directed by David
91’, directed by Marc Jampolsky, French. Bickerstaff, 93', English with French sub.
21:00 Sonic Screens – A Journey Through Films, Sounds & Music. On the 20:00 D’Istanbul à Beyrouth, de Bagdad au Caire : mille manières d'être
occasion of the 2025 Golden Fireflies Award being a�ributed to Cynthia Zaven moderne, France, 2025, directed by Ilana Navarro, 60', French.
— pianist, composer, and sound ar�st — BAFF dedicates an evening to her World Premiere in the presence of film director Ilana Navarro. Followed by
work, at the crossroads of music, cinema, and visual arts. Filmmakers Hady Q&A (English & French)
Zaccak and Eliane Raheb, long�me friends and collaborators, will engage in a
conversa�on with the ar�st to reflect on her unique journey and explore the Tuesday 11 November
sensi�ve universe she shapes through sound, image, and memory. 18:00 More Than a Museum, Spain, 2024, directed by Morrosko Vila-San-Juan,
64', English.
Wednesday 05 November 20:00 Giacomo Puccini Turandot, Italy, 2024, Opera director, set, costume
18:00 Climate Art – From Protest to Utopia, Germany, 2025, directed by designer & videos Ai Weiwei, conductor Oksana Lyniv, with Teatro dell’Opera di
Mathias Frick, 52', English; Followed by a discussion with Dr. Joanna Doummar, Roma orchestra and chorus. Film capture by Claudia De Toma, 140’, Italian with
Hydrogeologist & Mathias Frick via Zoom (English). English sub.
20:00 DEPOT — Reflecting Boijmans, The Netherlands, 2024, directed by Sonia
Herman Dolz, 86', English. Followed by Q&A with Sonia Herman Dolz via Zoom Wednesday 12 November
(English). 18:00 Wider than the Sky, Switzerland, 2025, directed by Valerio Jalongo, 83’,
English with French sub. Followed by 3 ques�ons to Valerio Jalongo via Zoom
Thursday 06 November (English); Followed by Réflexions sur l’intelligence humaine et l’intelligence
18:00 Words Left Unspoken, Canada, 2024, directed by Josiane Blanc, 52', artificielle inspirées par le film discussion with Dr. Nada Moghaizel-Nasr
English. Followed by 3 ques�ons to Joze Piranian (English). (French, 45').
20:00 Orlando - The Life of a Composer in the Renaissance, Belgium, 2024, 20:30 Jean Cocteau, USA, 2025, directed by Lisa Immordino Vreeland, 90',
directed by Joachim Thôme, 72', English. Followed by Piège à voir/Eye Trap, English; Followed by Q&A with Lisa Immordino Vreeland via Zoom (English).
France, 2024, directed by Thomas Sipp, 28’, English / French sub.
Thursday 13 November
Friday 07 November 18:00 Dust to Dust, France, Japan, Kenya, 2024, directed by Kosai Sekine, 90',
18:00 Ai Weiwei’s Turandot, Italy/USA, 2025, documentary directed by Maxim English & Japanese with English sub; Followed by a discussion with Ziad
Derevianko,78', English. Abichaker, Cedar Environmental CEO, & Omar Itani, FabricAid GM
20:00 E.1027 – Eileen Gray and the House by the Sea. Switzerland, 2024, (English/Arabic).
directed by Beatrice Minger, 90', English. Followed by Q&A with Beatrice 20:30 Pianoforte, Germany & Poland, 2023, directed by Jakub Piatek, 90',
Minger via Zoom (English). English. Followed by Q&A with Jakub Piatek via Zoom (English).
Saturday 08 November Friday 14 November
17:00 Gaza : Histoire, patrimoine et transmission. Round table in French. 18:00 Joana Mallwitz – Momentum, Germany, 2024, directed by Günter
Panelists: Dr. Anne-Marie Eddé, Historian & Dr. René Elter, Archéologist. A�eln, 90', English.
Moderetaor Dr. Eugénie Rébillard, Historian. 20:00 Mesopotamia, the Rise of Cities, France, 2024, directed by Olivier Julien,
19:00 Gaza. Comment transmettre le patrimoine. Book signing (Arabic & French 52’, English.
versions) by Dr. René Elter. 21:00 La Couleur de la Grenade, France, 2025, 58', Ballet by Mourad Merzouki
20:00 Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, France, Pales�ne, Iran, 2025, & Käfig Company; film capture by Mohamed Athamna.
directed by Sepideh Farsi, 110’, English. MENA Premiere.
Tickets sold by ANTOINE TICKETING online & all branches,
Parking available at Campus
& theater doors, at 300.000 LBP, to the benefit of
Bafflebanon BeirutArtFilmFes�val
USJ Founda�on, Aimée Boulos Scholarship, IESAV Students.
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