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Underdown
Moving to Beirut’s anarchic rhythm, ‘Underdown’ follows the struggles of a Palestinian cab driver who lives in his car, a homeless Syrian kid and a Lebanese woman and her family. Through a pulsating journey full of harsh realities and an unbreakable sense of humour, they convey glimmers of hope in the darkest of places.
Feature Fction, Lebanon
Status: Completed
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About The Director
Sarah Kaskas received her MFA in Cinematic Arts in 2011. In 2016, Kaskas co-directed ‘Bread and Tea’, winner of Best Short Documentary at Iran’s Cinéma Vérité. Her upcoming feature documentary was nominated for the Robert Bosch Film Prize 2017 and received a production grant from the Doha Film Institute.
About The Producer
Liliane Rahal is a Lebanese producer with more than 10 years of experience in film production. In 2013, she gave a year-long photography workshop to incarcerated Lebanese women with “Zakira Image Festival”. Liliane produced and co-directed “Bread and Tea”, which won best short documentary at Iran’s Cinema Verite 2016.
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