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Anthropomorphic City

Anthropomorphic City

2026•8m

Amidst the Israeli bombings of Lebanon in 2024 and 2026, the filmmaker examines her relationship to the homeland, as she grapples with the responsibility of being a filmmaker forced away from the city. When embodying Beirut in the form of a woman, she understands that distance creates proximity, shown through their toxic love-hate relationship that tests the filmmaker's sense of belonging and citizenship.

Vanessa Abdel Aal · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime8m
LanguageAR
Release DateJul 3, 2026

Actors

Sylvana Zaybak

Thalia Tabbara

Vanessa Abdel Aal

Vanessa Abdel Aal

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