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A glass bubble roams Beirut; a van becomes a travelling confessional, home to a camera that encourages people to share personal moments.
Hiding behind the glass of his moving bubble, the narrator explores the streets of Beirut while his camera constantly searches for something, for someone. This glass van becomes a moving confession room, captures moments in people’s lives on its journey. Their confessions are true, blunt and intimate. Inside this see-through box, the sounds of the city dissolve, the mood is intimate and anonymous faces becomes familiar. People present themselves as individuals, isolated from the distracting elements around them.

Credits

Director
Sarah Francis
Screenwriter
Sarah Francis
Producer
Sarah Francis
Cast
Hisham el Hussein.
Farah Fayed.
Aaed Ghanem.
Oday &friends.
Fadi Khairallah.
Dunia Yared. Aida.
Khalil Dahan.

About the Director

Sarah Francis
Sarah Francis grew up and studied in Beirut. She worked as a film director, editor and content researcher for various production companies and regional museums. In 2013 she produced and directed her first feature film, 'Birds of September', which premiered in the CPH:DOX main competition and then screened in numerous festivals and museums (Art of the Real Lincoln Center (NY), Stedelijk Museum (NL)
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