Towards the Lights

A short film narrating the stages of rehabilitation of the oldest cinema in Lebanon, Amber Cinema, which was founded in 1932.

  • Kassem Mohamad Istanbouli
    Director
  • Omar Nizar Mikkati
    Writer
  • Tiro Association for Arts . /
    Producer
  • Maha Mohamad Amin
    Key Cast
  • Bashar Khalil Issa
    Key Cast
  • Helena Jorge Makhoul
    Key Cast
  • Mahmoud Ahmad shhada
    Key Cast
  • Youmna Abdl Fatah Al Ayoubi
    Key Cast
  • Houssam Akram Khattab
    Key Cast
  • Mahmoud Ali Al-Rawi
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Documentary
  • Runtime:
    16 minutes 20 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 27, 2021
  • Production Budget:
    5,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Lebanon
  • Country of Filming:
    Lebanon
  • Language:
    Arabic
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Lebanese International Theatre of Tripoli
    Tripoli, Lebanon
    Lebanon
    January 25, 2022
    South and North Lebanon
Distribution Information
  • Lebanese International theatre in tripoli
    Distributor
    Country: Lebanon
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kassem Mohamad Istanbouli

Kassem Istanbouli is a Lebanese actor, born in 1986. He holds a Master's Degree from the Lebanese University of Fine Arts. He’s one of the founders of the Arabic Culture and Arts Network (ACAN), manager and founder of the Lebanese National Theater in Tyre and Tripoli, South and North Lebanon, founder of the Istanbouli Theater, and project manager at the Tiro Association for Arts (TAA) in Lebanon since 2014. In addition to leading the rehabilitation of historic cinemas that were abandoned or destroyed after the war since 2014.

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