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Costa Brava, Lebanon
Fed up from Lebanon’s pollution and corruption, the Badri family has chosen to live in total isolation in the mountains. When the government decides to build a garbage landfill right outside their fence, everything they ran away from catches up with them. The family has to choose between staying and resisting, or running away once again. As the trash of a whole country piles up on their doorstep, hidden tensions among the three generations arise, threatening not only to destroy their perfect home but also to explode their family.
Feature fiction, Lebanon / France / Demark / USA / Sweden / Norway
Status: In Development
How We Helped:
IMPACT GOALS
- Raise awareness about the environmental issues the planet is facing and use Lebanon as a microcosm for that.
- Raise awareness about the ways towards leading a sustainable green lifestyle.
- Inspire positive actions that can encourage the implementation of sustainable lifestyle methods starting with the film industry.
Director:
Producers:
Impact Producer:
Badih Massaad
About The Director
Mounia Akl holds a BA in architecture and an MFA in Directing from Columbia University. Her short film, Submarine (2016), was in Cannes Film Festival – Cinefondation selection. In 2017, Mounia co-directed a short El Gran Libano which opened the Directors’ Fortnight. The Cinefondation’s prestigious writing residency selected her first feature project.
About The Producer
Myriam Sassine
Myriam Sassine majored in cinema studies at ALBA and received her M.A. in cinema research from IESAV. In 2012, she became a Producer at Abbout Productions working on several features. She is the COO of Schortcut Films and the Executive Director of Maskoon Fantastic Film Festival.
About The Producer
Georges Schoucair
Georges Schoucair produced award-winning independent movies and actively contributed to the development of the Lebanese cinema. In parallel to Abbout Productions, he cofounded MC Distribution. He is the vice-president of Metropolis Cinema and the CEO of Schortcut Films.
About The Impact Director
Badih Massaad studied film directing at ALBA. In 2004, he started working as a Director and 1st Assistant Director. In 2017 he co-directed the documentary feature “A Certain Nasser”. In 2017. Badih joined MC Distribution and Abbout Productions, entering the world of distribution in the Middle-East.
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