Inside Lebanon--Poet Abbas Beydoun "Dreams and Potatoes"

Описание: Poet Abbas Beydoun recites his poem called "Dreams and Potatoes" and speaks about how dreams can be a part of your reality.

This is a short documentary clip from the documentary "Tomorrow We Will See" which offers a window into how ten artists in Lebanon are using art as a tool to question sectarian divisions while encouraging freedom of thought.

Against the backdrop of Lebanon’s scars from wars, and socio-political scars created from sectarian divisions, Lebanese artists continue to contribute to the creative community despite the uncertainties of what tomorrow may bring.

A rock band's thought-provoking lyrics, a poet's description of time shrinking, an architect's experimental manipulation of space, a novelist's language of the female body, and a painter's reflections on his choice of colors, reveal the process by which the featured artists transform ideas, sketches, spaces into vibrant and dynamic works of art while describing what the expression ‘Bukra Minshouf’ (‘Tomorrow We Will See’) means to them.

Artists (in alphabetical order):
Abbas Beydoun (poet)
Alawiya Sobh (novelist)
Alissar Caracalla (choreographer)
Bernard Khoury (architect)
Chucrallah Fattouh (painter)
Danya Hammoud (performer)
Hamed Sinno (musician)
Lamia Abi Azar (actress, drama therapist)
Nadim Karam (architect, painter, sculptor)
Maya Fidawi (illustrator)
Said Akl (poet)
Sari El Khazen (architect)


Director/Camera/Editor: Soraya Umewaka
Producers: Soraya Umewaka, Madeleine Abdel Jalil Umewaka
Field Producers: Madeleine Abdel Jalil Umewaka, Diane Farah
Original Music: Karno Baghdassarian

Additional Music: Kevork Keshishian (Diamond Setter)
‘Choices’, ‘The Keeper’, ‘Lay La’, ‘A Little Closer’
‘Layering Sounds To Keep Her Warm’ ‘Following My Heart’

Mashrou Leila
‘El Hal Romancy’, ‘Habibi’, ‘Khaleeha Zikra’, ‘Raksit Leila’ ‘Shim El Yasmine’.

‘Khatarna’ by Underground Fiesta, Courtesy of Underground Fiesta
‘Piano Part 2’ Courtesy of Marc Codsi

Jazz by White Trees
Courtesy of Paul Tyan

‘Sabh el Nohm’ by Zeid Hamdan ft. Hiba el Mansouri
Courtesy of Zeid and the Wings

Sound mixing: Rana Eid and Judith Talge (db studios)
Chairman/General Manager (VTR):
Youssef Ayoub
Marketing executive:
Raja Zgheib

Color Correction:
Haytham Alwan

Graphic Designer:
Toni Abi Aad


Motion Designer:
Dima Boulad

Senior machine room operator:
Atef Keedy

Production Manager:
John Amari

Editing Consultants:
Nadim Chartouni
Meedo Taha

Production Coordinator: Samira Elghoul
Translation: Manal Zoghbi, Manal Khoury, Karim Batlouni, Braidy Eliane

Illustration of Hamed Sinno by Lina Ghaibeh
Photography of Sari El Khazen by Nour El Khazen

Caracalla Footage
Courtesy of Caracalla Dance Theatre

Additional Footage of Bernard Khoury
Courtesy of:
Johnnie Walker
Leo Burnette Agency
Production House INTAJ

Awards: Jury prize of Deutsche Creative Prize as part of Bader Young Entrepreneur’s Program for outreach funds.

Supported by: VTR Beirut Post Production House, Bank Audi, Edde Sands, K Corporation, Qatar Airways, Ministry of Culture of the Lebanese government