{"id":279810,"date":"2020-09-04T20:44:36","date_gmt":"2020-09-04T23:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=279810"},"modified":"2020-09-04T20:49:07","modified_gmt":"2020-09-04T23:49:07","slug":"film-questions-media-portrayal-of-lebanon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/film-questions-media-portrayal-of-lebanon\/","title":{"rendered":"Film questions media portrayal of Lebanon"},"content":{"rendered":"

S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 For Eric Motjer (pictured below, center<\/em>), the director of feature documentary Beirut \u2013 La Vie en Rose<\/em>, the interviews with people from Lebanon\u2019s high society give a glimpse into a different image of the country. \u201cWhatever us younger people know about Lebanon, we learn from the media. As if bombs were falling every day, and that\u2019s not the case. In a way, the film is provocative. It was important for me to toy around with viewers and try and get them into this bubble,\u201d Motjer said during an online conversation hosted by the Arab World Film Festival at Home, whose program includes the film.<\/p>\n

The conversation aired live this Friday (4). Besides Motjer, it featured Roberto Khatlab, the director of the Latin American Studies and Cultures Center at the Holy Spirit of Kaslik University (USEK), in Lebanon; professor Salem Hikmat Nasser, PhD in International Law from the University of S\u00e3o Paulo (USP) and a Law professor at Faculdade Get\u00falio Vargas; and Eduardo Mossri, who holds a baccalaureate degree in Acting from the USP School of Communication and Arts. Mossri is the producer and actor in theatrical play Cartas Libanesas<\/em>. The moderator was Nat\u00e1lia Nahas Carneiro Maia Calfat, a social cientist pursuing a degree in Political Science from USP.<\/p>\n

Motjer\u2019s film showcases the luxurious lifestyle of the elite amid the nationwide turmoil, featuring three people from the Christian upper class who seem to avert the reality that they\u2019re in.<\/p>\n

Mossri asked the director about the contradiction which the film and its title seem to expose. \u201cWhat I found interesting about the characters is that they related to something that there\u2019s less and less of in the country,\u201d Motjer said. \u201cI\u2019m not sure I\u2019d go so far as to say the elite is decadent, because they still have power, but I feel they\u2019re not as powerful as they used to be. It\u2019s true that it could have been a different elite community, but in this case I guess I [chose] the Christian elite for what it represented, from a cinematic and philosophical perspective,\u201d the filmmaker explained.<\/p>\n

He also said the documentary sets out to portray the reality of its interviewees. \u201cWe intend to tease viewers. It\u2019s not a comfortable movie to watch. Because it prompts you to ask questions about Lebanon, and whether that reality is actually real,\u201d said Motjer, a director, documentarist and producer trained at the University of Barcelona.<\/p>\n

The full conversation is available on the YouTube channel<\/a> of Instituto da Cultura \u00c1rabe (Icarabe), which is hosting the Festival.which is hosting the Festival. The 15th<\/sup> Arab World Film Festival is ongoing until September 21 featuring movies online. The show is hosted by Icarabe in partnership with SESC-S\u00e3o Paulo, sponsorship from the Arab Brazilian Chamber of Commerce, and support from Instituto do Sono and the Federation of Muslim Associations in Brazil (Fambras).<\/p>\n

Quick facts <\/strong><\/p>\n

Arab World Film Festival at Home
\nAugust 28-September 13
\nFestival website<\/a>
\nSESC website<\/a>
\nFree of charge<\/p>\n

Translated by Gabriel Pomerancblum<\/strong><\/p>\n

Press Release<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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