BIRDS OF SEPTEMBER
synopsis
Hiding behind the glass of his moving bubble, the narrator explores the streets of Beirut while his camera constantly searches for something, for someone. This glass van becomes a moving confession room, captures moments in people’s lives on its journey. Their confessions are true, blunt and intimate. Inside this see-through box, the sounds of the city dissolve, the mood is intimate and anonymous faces becomes familiar. People present themselves as individuals, isolated from the distracting elements around them.
international title: | Birds of September |
original title: | Touyour Ayloul |
country: | Lebanon, Qatar |
year: | 2013 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Sarah Francis |
film run: | 90' |
screenplay: | Sarah Francis |
producer: | Joanna Saliba, Sarah Francis |
backing: | Screen Institute Beirut, AFAC, The Doha Film Institute |