PHANTOM BEIRUT

Ghassan Salhab's debut feature follows Khalil as he returns to Beirut under a new identity in the late 1980s, forced to confront the old friends and comrades he left behind after faking his death a decade earlier. A haunting exploration of the official silences and collective amnesias that stalk the lives of those who live through conflict. Introduced by critic Hicham Awad, co-presented by ArteEast & Cinema Arabiyya.