Behind the Shield

The screening is part of a longer film program of Home Works 9: A Forum of Cultural Practice by Ashkal Alwan.

Behind the Shield
Dir. Sirine Fattouh, 2022
57’, Lebanon
In Arabic with English subtitles

Behind the Shield paints a filmic portrait of the city of Beirut over the past 3 years. The work documents key moments in the country’s recent history–from the October Revolution to the Port explosion of August 4, 2020–while also shedding light on the mundane and commonplace facets of everyday life.  
 
Sirine Fattouh (b. 1980, Lebanon) is a feminist visual artist, a researcher, and a biker. Her work is concerned with representing people’s histories using various mediums. Through her own and other testimonies, she explores the complex relationship to her country of origin and the consequences of conflicts and wars on people’s everyday lives.