(23 Oct 2024)
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Beirut, Lebanon – 22 October 2024
1. Various of displaced family sheltering in an old cinema theatre, makeshift bedding
2. Various of displaced person Abdulrahman Mansour
3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdulrahman Mansour, displaced person:
“We were staying in Saida. When things (escalation) happened in Tyre, we went to Saida and stayed in a school for a bit. Because we are Syrian, they made us leave the school. We slept in Rahebat roundabout. We slept in the street. Then I took my siblings and mom back to Tyre for a night.”
4. Wide of theatre
5. Various of Joumana Hanafi, Abdelrahman’s mother
6. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Joumana Hanafi, Abdelrahman’s mother:
“I went with my children to Tyre. We slept for a night in Tyre, but I hope you never witness such a night. We slept without actually sleeping. Next day, we came here. We called Kassim, may God bless him, and he said come here. We told him: ‘Before anything, we are Syrians.’ He said ‘It is a shame that you have to say that.’ So we came here and what matters is that we have a shelter to stay in, instead of staying in the street.”
7. Various of theatre
8. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Joumana Hanafi, Abdelrahman’s mother:
“I miss it (Tyre), I miss my home. I miss holding my children there."
9. Belongings of families on steps
10. Various of Kassim Istanbouli, filmmaker and founder of The Lebanese National Theatre
11. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Kassim Istanbouli, filmmaker and founder of The Lebanese National Theatre:
“The nature of theatre is to be open for everyone. When we watch theatre or cinema, we sit next to someone and we don’t ask how they look like, their race, their religion, or their nationality. We just react together to what we are watching. If it makes us sad, we cry together. If it makes us happy, we laugh together. If we like it, we clap together. So, it is only natural that the space is open for everyone. It is natural for it to open its doors for whoever seeks shelter in it. Whether in workshops, films, screenings, festivals, or even now as a home.”
12. Tilt down from old cinema screen under construction to displaced person
13. Various of theatre and light fixtures
14. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdulrahman Mansour, displaced person:
“Yes, we are comfortable because we have a shelter here. But of course, it is more comfortable to be in one’s home, daily work, and street one lives in.”
15. Pull focus to Mansour
16. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Abdulrahman Mansour, displaced person:
“We want this to be over, and things to calm down so we can go back home.”
17. Close of film reels behind glass and sign reading (English): “Top Ten”
18. Joumana by cinema entrance
19. Various of exteriors of cinema with old marquee reading (English): “Mohammed Mounir tonight 9 pm to 3 am.”
20. Wide of Hamra street outside of cinema with motorcycles driving by
STORYLINE:
Inside what was once one of Beirut’s oldest and best known movie theatres, nearly 30 Lebanese and Syrians displaced by the ongoing Israel-Hezbollah war have been sheltering since they fled their homes in south Lebanon.
The 30 men, women and children spend their days chatting, following the news or walking around to pass time at Cinema Le Colisee that is now being renovated to become the Lebanese National Theatre in Beirut, in the capital’s commercial Hamra district.
Among them is Abdulrahman Mansour, who fled the city of Tyre when Israeli strikes intensified.
At first, his family sought refuge in Saida, where they stayed in a school-turned-shelter.
His mother is Lebanese and got them in with her.
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