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In this Land Lay Graves of Mine

Fall Grant 2012 - Production/Post-Production Stage

Reine Mitri / Feature Documentary / Lebanon, Qatar / 2013 / 90 min / Colour

Synopsis

In 2009, I sold my land in my village in South Lebanon to a Muslim, stirring a sectarian discourse around myself and laying bare the territorial war over the land’s identity, where today’s stories of demographic fear between Shiite and Sunni Muslims and Christians, are mixed with stories from the civil war, when people were killed according to their identity. In this film, I combine elements of my individual memory and my country’s history. And, in parallel with the geographical journey, I transform my apartment into an exhibition space with photos and maps on my walls, a video projection, an audio installation and readings from history books.

Credits

Director
Reine Mitri
Screenwriter
Reine Mitri
Producer
Michèle Tyan

About the Director

Reine Mitri is a writer, director and producer. The primary theme of her films is personal and collective memory. Always interweaving the intimate and the public, she delves into the reasons for personal and collective malaise. Over the past 15 years, she documented the changes in Beirut in particular and Lebanon in general, challenging the official endeavours to obliterate the country’s memory. Since 2001, she has made six films including ‘In This Land Lay Graves of Mine’ which documents forced displacements during the Lebanese civil war and the country’s present-day divisions.

Awards and Festival History


Festivals

Dubai International Film Festival 2014, Arabian Nights (UAE)

Contacts

  • Main Contact

    Reine Mitri

    Company: 
    Les films de l'absence
    Phone: 
    +961 1285154
    Email: 
    la_soldadera@yahoo.com

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