Casting for a Film, Ihsan's Diary
Directed by Lamia Joreige
In Beirut, actors audition for a film based on a soldier’s diary written in Jerusalem in 1915. They interpret scenes, reflect on the First World War and the present-day, and explore longing, identity and memory.
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