Private Project

BEIRUT KAMIKAZE

Beirut (2005-2010): bombings, war, political crisis, violent upheavals...The wandering of a young boy in the suburbs of Beirut, demonstrates the depth of the crisis of Lebanese society, in its frustrations, its despair, its obsessions.

  • Christophe Karabache
    Director
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental
  • Runtime:
    59 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    July 11, 2011
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    4:3
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Festival International du Film de Ouidah - Quintessence
    Ouidah
    Benin
  • Spotlight Documentary Film Awards
    Atlanta
    United States
    Bronze Winner Award
  • Venice Film Week
    Venise
    Italy
  • Docs Without Borders Film Festival
    Nassau
    United States
    Award of Merit
  • Le Mois du Film Documentaire
    Paris
    France
    November 23, 2012
  • Festival Mondial des cinémas sauvages
    Brussels
    Belgium
    June 22, 2017
  • Cinéma Nova
    Bruxelles
    Belgium
    May 10, 2018
  • Cinéma Studio Galande
    Paris
    France
    November 16, 2011
    Theatrical release
  • Five Continents International Film Festival

    Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
    Best Experimental
Distribution Information
  • Visiosfeir Distribution
    Country: France
Director Biography - Christophe Karabache

French-Lebanese filmmaker. Born in Beirut in 1979, he completed his Masters in 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.

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