As Above, So Below

Moving Forward

Director: Sarah Francis

Lebanon / 2020 / 70′

People wander over a field at the foot of a mountain range. Here and there, swings have been set up, and the people queue up to sit on them for a few rounds. The director returns to this scene again and again. In between, we follow a creation story from the beginnings of humanity to the establishment of religion, culminating in digital clouds that weave together facts and myths surrounding the moon, which is shaped by the same discourses of power, ownership, territory and nationality that determine life on earth.

Screenplay: Sarah Francis

Producer: Sarah Francis

Cinematographer: Bassem Fayad

Editing: Sarah Francis, Zeina Aboul Hosn

Cast: Naji Adwan, Ali Ibrahim, Abed Abdallah, Chakib Nassif, Charly Kamar

 

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