Experiencing Interruptions?

I prefer To Think Of Beauty

A Lebanese filmmaker in a peaceful Italian village, feeling guilty about making films while his home is being ravaged by war.

  • Shadi Rabahi
    Creator
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Runtime:
    4 minutes 6 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    February 3, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 USD
  • Country of Origin:
    Italy, Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Italy
  • Language:
    Italian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Imperfect Beings
    Rome
    Italy
    March 1, 2025
Director Biography

Shadi Rabahi is a multidisciplinary filmmaker and cultural producer based in Lebanon, with a passion for alternative narratives and a drive to explore both classical and experimental production methods.

With a BA in Audio-Visual Communication from the American University of Technology and 9 years of experience, he has crafted compelling films and impactful social media content. Shadi works primarily in film as a creative producer, with a diverse portfolio of short films, feature films, and web series. His work often focuses on socio-political issues and intimate identity struggles.

He is the founder of Snunu.co and is especially interested in reimagining film financing, production, and distribution through alternative and modern approaches. He currently has multiple short films and a web-series in post-production, along with two feature films in development.

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Director Statement

This film was made during Cinemadamare Extra, a film residency in a tiny town in south Italy, Monticchio Bagni.

It was born out of the contradiction that I (Shadi) was living at that moment in time: The ultimate peace and tranquility of Monticchio, and the absolute carnage of the Israeli war on Lebanon.

All I could think of was war, and all I could see was peace. Finally I asked myself how I can communicate this to an Italian audience.