Screening Monday, 17th of June 2013, 7:00 pm at RAINBOW THEATRE: The Lebanese Rocket Society by Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas ~ France, Lebanon, Qatar | 2012 | Documentary | 1h35 | French, English and Arabic version with English and Arabic subtitles ~ In the early 60s, during the cold war and the Pan-Arabism period, a group of Lebanese students and researchers decides to conquer space and creates “the Lebanese Rocket Society”. Can dreams overcome the turmoil of History? Best Documentary, Doha Tribeca Film Festival, 2012 allocine.fr/video/player_gen_cmedia=19479462&cfilm=206395.html ~ Khalil Joreige and Joana Hadjithomas Joana Hadjithomas and Khalil Joreige are filmmakers and plastic artists. They directed many documentaries such as Khiam 2000–2007 in 2008 and feature films such as A Perfect Day in 2005. Their films have received many awards. Their last movie I want to see in 2008 starring Catherine Deneuve and Rabih Mroue was presented in the Official Selection of Cannes. They have also created an important number of photo and video installations. Several retrospectives of their work have been organized all over the world.
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