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As Israel Steps up Air Strikes in Lebanon, Beirut’s Metropolis Cinema Forges Ahead With South Screens Festival That Oliver Laxe Will Attend

Beirut's Metropolis Cinema confirms a second edition of the South Screens festival, continuing despite intensified regional conflict.
The festival runs May 28 to June 6 and opens with Dima El-Horr's And The Fish Fly Above Our Heads, exploring Lebanon's war and economic crisis through three men on a Beirut beach.
Renowned filmmaker Oliver Laxe will travel to Beirut to give a master class on June 3, while his Oscar-nominated Sirat screens at the festival.
Metropolis's new Beirut venue in Mar Mikhael positions the festival opposite the historic port blast site, underscoring resilience.
The lineup blends Lebanese and international voices, featuring Oliver Laxe, Saeed Roustaee, Rungano Nyoni, Park Chan-wook, Lucrecia Martel, Cherien Dabis, and more.
The closing film is Cherien Dabis's All That's Left of You, a multi-generational Palestinian story that premiered at Sundance.
Festival organizers frame cinema as a unifying beacon amid war, inviting audiences to confront reality together rather than escape it.
South Screens highlights 15 countries and co-productions, offering Lebanese audiences access to diverse, acclaimed cinema from around the world.
Deadline notes Israel's intensified bombardment in the region as a backdrop to festival activity, with reports of people fleeing Southern Beirut.
Deadline confirms Metropolis's acts as both cultural resilience and a commitment to international cinema despite regional turmoil.

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