In the aftermath of the catastrophic explosion from August 4th 2020 in Beirut, a film crew is facing a serious dilemma: should they defy the chaos and move forward with the shooting of their film or surrender to the multiple crises that are spreading all over the country? Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano captures their relentless battle to keep making cinema in a shattered city.
Programming
21st Ficdh
Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano
Lebanon in co-production with Germany / 2023 / 97 min. / Fiction
Rated: Suitable for all audiences
Language: Arabic, English, French
Thematic: Memory, Middle East
Section: Panorama
Director: Cyril Aris
Contact: film.festival@salaudmorisset.com
Dates, times and locations:
Thursday, June 12 / 8 p.m. / Alianza Francesa de Buenos Aires
Synopsis:
Trailer
Curatorial note:
In Lebanese Cyril Aris’s latest documentary, we follow a film crew on the long journey of completing the production of a feature film amidst the adversities of a Beirut in flames. A powerful and captivating story that documents the silent loss of identity experienced by those who watch their homeland fall apart, trapped in a dichotomy between resisting in their territory or fleeing to survive. Film as witness and weapon. A true meta-film finding. Ornella Martina Zanoni
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