video: "what future for the youth?"

2007-11-26

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this short documentary is the result of a video-workshop in the south lebanese village of siddiqine. it was conceptualized, directed, filmed and edited by a group of four young people from the village, with a-films' support. the two-week video training aimed at enabling young people to represent their own views of political, social and economical issues in their community by using the tool of video-making.

emigration is a widely discussed topic not only in siddiqine, but all over lebanon. siddiqine was hit hard during the war in 2006 and more than half of the village was destroyed, which lead to further social and economic pressures resulting in a stronger desire amongst many residents to emigrate.

the 17-minute video consists of interviews, a group discussion and scenes from siddiqine's streets in the early morning and in the evening, symbolizing the change in movement and atmosphere. villagers voice their concerns, hopes and assessments regarding the situation both at home and abroad and speak about their wishes to engage the hardships they face by trying to go abroad. the film also reveals that the desire of emigration has multiple roots and causes.

the short film can be downloaded here (.mov/242mb) and here (.mpeg/583mb) as well as from indymedia (.mov/242mb).
it can be watched here (part 1) and here (part 2) on youtube or below:

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video: "siddiqine's harvest"

2006-10-24

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this short movie is a result of an activist video workshop in the village of siddiqine, south lebanon.

in the course of the war, more than half the village got destroyed by the israeli army. but more than on the destruction, the film tries to show the implications the war had for the local tobacco agriculture. on one hand people couldn't harvest the tobacco leaves right in time so the plants dried out, on the other hand the contamination of south lebanon with cluster bombs stops people from reaching their fields.

part 1


part 2


the film can here and here be downloaded in full length and better quality.

video: "footage from the war against lebanon"

2006-09-15

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here's some of our raw footage from beirut and aita ash-shab, taken right after the war on lebanon in summer 2006.

video: "the oil spill"

2006-09-14

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this is a short video of the oil spill caused by the israeli army in lebanon in summer 2006. the footage was shot a few days after the war ended (or rested so far) in beirut and jbail (byblos).
in the early days of the war, the israeli air force bombed a power plant in jiyyeh, a coastal village about 30 km south of beirut. around 15'000 tons of oil spilled into the sea, polluting the whole lebanese coast up to the north and even part of the syrian coast. this catastrophe caused by the israeli state is damaging the lebanese environment and economy for a long term.