IN THE SHADOW OF BERUIT Exec Produced by Hillary & Chelsea Clinton

IN THE SHADOW OF BERUIT Exec Produced by Hillary & Chelsea Clinton - OFFICIAL TRAILER

A powerful new feature documentary IN THE SHADOW OF BEIRUT, from the same team that produced Sundance 2019 selection GAZA, received its World Premiere at the prestigious Doc Edge Festival in New Zealand on June 1st 2023 where it picked up three awards. The film will continue to be presented at festivals worldwide. In the Shadow of Beirut is a searing, cinematic portrait of modern-day Lebanon as seen through the eyes of four families living in the impoverished Sabra and Shatila neighbourhoods of the city, scene of an infamous massacre in 1982. Executive Producers include Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Siobhan Sinnerton for Global Studio HiddenLight.

Filmed over four years with unique access to the families within these largely no-go areas for outsiders and co-directed by Stephen Gerard Kelly (debut film) and Garry Keane (Gaza, 2019), In the Shadow of Beirut is marked by a deep intimacy with its subjects and a bold cinematic style, with much of its visual and character-led storytelling sharing creative DNA with the team’s earlier film, Gaza. Co-Director Stephen Gerard Kelly built up his relationship with the families at the centre of the film over a six-year period.

The film follows its protagonists through the pandemic and the deteriorating economic crisis engulfing the country daily. However, given the storied neighbourhood’s tough history and challenging living conditions, the struggles of the film’s central protagonists began long before the deadly 2020 port explosion rocked the city in which they were born.

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