ARZÉ
Egypt, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia | 2024 | Arabic dialogue with English subtitles l 90 min
SYNOPSIS
Arzé is a struggling single mother living in Beirut with her agoraphobic older sister and teenage son, Kinan.
Supporting the family by making homemade pies delivered on foot by her son, Arzé knows that the business can only sustain them for so long. In a move of desperation, she steals her sister’s cherished bracelet to pawn for the down payment on a delivery scooter. But disaster strikes when the scooter is stolen, jeopardizing her only way to provide for her family. Up against a ticking clock to either find the scooter or a way to pay for it in full, Arzé and Kinan embark on a wild journey through the turbulent but vibrant, multiethnic Levantine capital in pursuit of the pilfered moped. (Tribeca 2024)
Screening: December 21st 21:00 Röda Kvarn – sal 1
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CAST & CREDITS
Director: Mira Shaib
Writer: Louay Khraish, Faissal Sam Shaib
Cast: Diamand Abou Abboud, Betty Taoutel, Bilal Al Hamwi
Dop: Heyjin Jun
Producer: Faissal Sam Shaib, Louay Khraish, Zeina Badran, Ali Elarabi
MIRA SHAIB
Mira Shaib is a Lebanese director of the feature film Arzé (2024) and the short films “Lilacs” and “Diaspora.” She is an alumnus of prestigious film development labs and residencies, including Robert Bosch Stiftung, Film Academy Baden-Württemberg, Film Independent’s Global Media Makers LA Residency, the Red Sea Lodge, and the Torino Film Lab. Mira Shaib earned a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Television from the Lebanese American University (LAU) in Beirut and a Master of Fine Arts in Cinematic Arts from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada. Mira co-founded Cinema For All, an arts initiative with a mission to make cinema accessible in rural Lebanon. Her first feature film, Arzé, was selected to be in the official selections for the Cairo International Film Festival, Beijing International Film Festival, and Tribeca Festival. Mira is working on her second feature film.