Movies: Patrick Chemali

Maia, a single mother, lives in Montreal with her teenage daughter, Alex. On Christmas Eve, they receive an unexpected delivery: notebooks, tapes, and photos Maia, from 13 to 18 years old, sent from Beirut to her best friend who left for Paris to esc...

After the August 4th Beirut port explosion, a judicial reform brings about the first trial by jury in Lebanon where 12 citizens are about to decide the fate of an illegal Syrian refugee accused of brutally killing a social activist known for helping ...

It’s moving day. Sahar and Omar are new in town. When Sahar runs down to the local supermarket to grab some first-night essentials, the owner of the store leaves her in an uncomfortable situation. She returns to the apartment where her and Omar’s sta...

In Clotheslined, the viewer is invited into the intimate chronicle of the lives of Fares, Souad and Mira, a family in modern-day Lebanon as told by the clothesline on their balcony terrasse. In a way, the film is the story of the clothesline as it na...