Behind the Shield by Sirine Fattouh

Join us for the screening of Behind the Shield by Sirine Fattouh at the Sursock Museum. The film will be followed by a Q&A session. 

Date: May 2 - 7:30PM

Duration: 57min

Language: Arabic with English subtitiles 

This event is part of Home Works 9: A Forum on Cultural Practices.

Looking forward to seeing you!

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 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.