New Blood: Wild chronicle of Beirut
A filmmaker attempts to begin a feature film project in a disturbing and unusual area in suburb of Beirut.
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Christophe KarabacheDirector
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Project Type:Experimental, Short
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Genres:Fiction
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Runtime:11 minutes 3 seconds
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Completion Date:May 7, 2015
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Country of Origin:Lebanon
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Country of Filming:Lebanon
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Language:Arabic
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Shooting Format:Digital
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Aspect Ratio:4:3
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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International Festival of Cinema LibreHamburg Germany
August 28, 2015 -
Roma Cinema DocItaly
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Transilvania International Short Film FestivalRomania
March 10, 2016
Best Mobile Film -
Super 9 Mobile Film FestPortugal
Online -
Bucharest ShortCut CinefestBucharest
Romania -
Short to the Point - International Short Film FestivalBucharest
Romania
French-Lebanese filmmaker. Born in Beirut in 1979, he completed his Cinema Studies at Université Paris III - Sorbonne Nouvelle (France) and through a joint program at The University of Iowa (USA).
He began his exploration of film at l’Etna, an alternative workshop in Paris. He initially made experimental films.
His current filmmaking practice shifts between documentary and fiction.
His films have been showcased at several international film festivals and theatrically released in France by Visiosfeir Distribution. A documentary about his work is edited on DVD by RE:VOIR (Paris) .
In 2017, he signed a global distribution deal with SMG (New York). He worked with Dragway Productions in 2018.