EMBODIED CHORUS
by Danielle F. Davie, Mohamed Sabbah
synopsis
A Beirut rooftop conversation about living with Sexually Transmitted Infections opens into a cinematic dialogue, as Danielle and Moe draw raw and vibrant images from their personal experiences. Danielle filmed herself in sober and melancholic images to grasp what is going on, while Moe plays with memories and sensations of a queer body “invaded” by a virus. While they engage with five actresses and actors to embody the testimonies of individuals who also lived with STIs, “forbidden” stories begin to exist and enter a collaborative exploration of intimacy, bodies, stigma and shame.
international title: | Embodied Chorus |
original title: | Embodied Chorus |
country: | Lebanon, Germany, Luxembourg |
year: | 2023 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Danielle F. Davie, Mohamed Sabbah |
film run: | 72' |
screenplay: | Danielle F. Davie, Mohamed Sabbah |
cinematography by: | Michael Terhorst |
film editing: | Vartan Avakian, Rana Sabbagha |
producer: | Yara Abi Nader, Julia Wagner |
co-producer: | Christian Neuman, Hélène Walland |
production: | Heartwake Films, Wild Fang Films, Madame Le Tapis (LB) |