Lebanese resilience put to the test

FILM
To Close Your Eyes and See Fire
By Nicola von Leffern & Jakob Carl Sauer, Austria, 2024, 98', ov Arabic/fr/eng, subs fr/eng
French-speaking Swiss Premiere

For a decade, Lebanon has endured crisis after crisis: a stifled political uprising, financial collapse, the Beirut port explosion, war with Israel… How is civil society coping with this relentless series of disasters?

DISCUSSION
Dina Hajjar Head of Caritas Switzerland’s office in Lebanon
Peter Harling Director of the Synaps research centre
Andrea Fahed Protagonist of the film
Sabyl Ghoussoub Author, journalist and photographer

Moderated by Christophe Ayad Senior reporter, Le Monde

CO-PRESENTED WITH
Caritas Switzerland